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soonest — adverb with the least delay the soonest I can arrive is 3 P.M. • Syn: ↑earliest * * * soonˈest adverb (informal and military jargon) As soon as possible, immediate • • • Main Entry: ↑soon … Useful english dictionary
soonest — suËn adv. within a short time; quickly; at the nearest opportunity; willingly, readily … English contemporary dictionary
least said, soonest mended — c 1460 in W. C. Hazlitt Remains of Early Popular Poetry (1864) III. 169 Who sayth lytell he is wyse..And fewe wordes are soone amend. 1555 J. HEYWOOD Two Hundred Epigrams no. 169 Lyttle sayde, soone amended. a 1641 D. FERGUSSON Scottish Proverbs… … Proverbs new dictionary
With the soonest — Soon Soon (s[=oo]n), adv. [OE. sone, AS. s[=o]na; cf. OFries. s[=o]n, OS. s[=a]na, s[=a]no, OHG. s[=a]r, Goth. suns.] 1. In a short time; shortly after any time specified or supposed; as, soon after sunrise. Sooner said than done. Old Proverb. As … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Man In Space Soonest — MISS redirects here. For other uses, see MISS (disambiguation). Man In Space Soonest (MISS) was a United States Air Force (USAF) program to put a man into outer space before the Soviet Union did. The program was cancelled on August 1, 1958, and… … Wikipedia
Man In Space Soonest — Neil Armstrong Scott Crossf … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Least said, soonest mended. — British & Australian, old fashioned something that you say which means a bad event or situation can be forgotten more easily if you do not talk about it. I ve always thought it best not to dwell on grievances too long. Least said, soonest mended … New idioms dictionary
least said, soonest mended — ► least said, soonest mended proverb a difficult situation will be resolved more quickly if there is no more discussion of it. Main Entry: ↑least … English terms dictionary
least said soonest mended — ˌleast ˈsaid ˌsoonest ˈmended idiom (BrE, saying) a bad situation will pass or be forgotten most quickly if nothing more is said about it Main entry: ↑sayidiom … Useful english dictionary
