Now
Now adverb - At the present time.
Soon afterward and now are semantically related In some cases you can use "Soon afterward" instead an adverb "Now".
Soon afterward
Now and soon afterward are semantically related in at once topic. You can use "Now" instead an adverb phrase "Soon afterward".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- immediately and now
- immediately and soon afterward
- directly and now
- directly and soon afterward
- straight away and now
- straight away and soon afterward
- away and now
- away and soon afterward
- promptly and now
- promptly and soon afterward
- soon and now
- soon and soon afterward
- without delay and now
- without delay and soon afterward
Both terms in one sentence
- This retool was short-lived and the magazine died soon afterward, only to be revived online as the list-heavy humor site it is now.
Source: Retool - It concluded in January 2016, and they have now decided to do a whole Let's Play of Half-Life soon afterward.In 2016, Yahtzee announced the series would end due to his move to America.
Source: Lets Play / Let's Drown Out
Cite this Source
Soon afterward and Now. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/now/soon_afterward
Now & Soon afterward. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/now/soon_afterward>.
Soon afterward or Now. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/now/soon_afterward.
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