too soon

ADJECTIVE

premature

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hasty ill-considered untimely

WEAK

half-baked half-cocked inopportune jumping the gun overhasty precipitate previous

Antonyms

WEAK

backward careful cautious delayed late mature overdue prepared slow

ADJECTIVE

Synonyms

WEAK

ahead of early inopportune overearly oversoon precipitate soon too early unfounded untimely unwarranted

Antonyms

WEAK

current future later on time present timely well-timed

ADVERB

ahead of time

Synonyms

WEAK

before before the appointed time beforehand early with time to spare

Antonyms

WEAK

belatedly tardily

ADVERB

prematurely

Synonyms

WEAK

early precipitately rash

Example Sentences

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Memory chip prices will reassert their cyclical nature, but not too soon.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

It’s too soon to spoil it for him.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

It’s understandable for investors to worry about selling their chip holdings too soon, but they should think of it as “trimming” rather than getting out.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

However Caluori was not involved in the Six Nations, instead featuring for England Under-20s, and admits playing full international rugby at that point may have come too soon.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Samuel Estimo, a chess master and Jinky’s attorney in the Philippines, wrote to Bogason, his Icelandic counterpart, and protested that Jinky’s claim had been relinquished too soon.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

too soon

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