as soon as

alternative soon as

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, soon.

   I came as soon as I could.

2. At the moment when; immediately (after); instantly; directly.

   As soon as he arrived, everyone gasped.

   1 more example

   […] that eye which watches guilt ⁠And goodness, and hath power to see ⁠Within the green the moulder’d tree, And towers fall’n as soon as built— […]

   1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXVI”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 43

   Synonyms: no sooner than, immediately, once

3. idiomaticUsed to indicate that the first action mentioned is as likely as, or is preferred to, the second action mentioned.

   I'd jump out the window as soon as not.

   2 more examples

   He was a bad guy. He would hit you with a chunk of pipe as soon as look at you.

   2003 Oct. 12, William Safire (quoting 1913 New York City court records), "The Way We Live Now," New York Times (retrieved 19 Sep 2015)

   "[T]hey are the worst of the worst and they will shoot you just as soon as say Hello."

   2013 April 5, David Hathaway, “Your 2nd Amendment Cop Buddy Will Take Your Guns”, in LewRockwell.com, retrieved 19 Sep 2015

alternative soon as

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, soon.

   He might arrive as soon as three o'clock.