1Hope to hear from you ...............
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Use "soon" to mean a short time after now or after the present situation.
2We arrived a little ...............
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Use "early" to mean before the expected, usual, or planned time.
3Can you finish it as ............... as possible?
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The fixed phrase is "as soon as possible", meaning without delay.
4She is in her ............... seventies.
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Use "early" before an age range to mean near the beginning of that range.
5The accident happened ............... in the morning.
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Use "early" with "in the morning" to mean near the beginning of the morning.
6The sky is overcast. It is going to rain ...............
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Use "soon" to mean a short time after now or after the present situation.
7Get well ...............!
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The common expression is "Get well soon" when wishing someone a quick recovery.
8We started ............... so that we would not get stuck in traffic.
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Use "early" to mean before the time when traffic would become a problem.
9They migrated to the US ............... this year.
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Use "early" with "this year" to mean near the beginning of the year.
10............... this week, I had a strange experience.
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Use "Early" with "this week" to mean near the beginning of the week.
11I don't mind getting up ............... if there is a reason to.
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Use "early" to mean at an early time of day.
12He left the office ten minutes ago, so he should be here ...............
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Use "soon" to mean a short time after now.
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- Hope to hear from you soon.
- We arrived a little early.
- Can you finish it as soon as possible?
- She is in her early seventies.
- The accident happened early in the morning.
- The sky is overcast. It is going to rain soon.
- Get well soon!
- We started early so that we would not get stuck in traffic.
- They migrated to the US early this year.
- Early this week, I had a strange experience.
- I don’t mind getting up early if there is a reason to.
- He left the office ten minutes ago, so he should be here soon.