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The most confident lie a procrastinator ever told a deadline.
means In the near future, before long — a vague, hopeful span of time that's always just ahead of now.
from From Old English 'sona,' meaning 'immediately, at once, right away.' Here's the quiet tragedy: 'soon' once meant *instantly* — no delay at all. Over the centuries it softened and slipped, the way a promise loosens with each repetition, until 'soon' no longer meant 'now' but merely 'sometime, eventually.' It's a cousin of similar words in old Germanic tongues. The word itself procrastinated its way from 'this very moment' to 'don't hold your breath.'
- origin
- From Old English sona, meaning immediately, not eventually.
- meaning drift
- Once meant now, now means maybe later.
- gaming dread
- Blizzard trademarked Soon as a non-promise to fans.
- corporate code
- In roadmaps, soon translates roughly to never officially.