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Too soon

adverb
1.
Before the usual time or the time expected.  Synonyms: ahead of time, early.  "The house was completed ahead of time"






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"Too soon" Quotes from Famous Books



... handle should not be depressed too soon; if it is, there is a risk of a false passage being made through ...
— A Manual of the Operations of Surgery - For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners • Joseph Bell

... the time came. At eight o'clock, having been told what they had to do, they set off at such a pace that they came in sight of the chateau within an hour, and were obliged to halt and conceal themselves, lest they should appear too soon, before Roland had retired for the night. But they need not have been afraid; the Camisard chief, who was accustomed to rely on all his men as on himself, had gone to bed without any suspicion, having full confidence in the vigilance of one of his officers, ...
— Celebrated Crimes, Complete • Alexandre Dumas, Pere

... too soon. In a silence which neither of us seemed disposed to break, we entered the police depot, and followed an officer who received us into the room ...
— The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu • Sax Rohmer

... almost too soon, for the drive has been exhilarating. We enter by a long, narrow street, which is found to be alive with people. A small procession is in motion, enlivened by a band. Every one seems in holiday dress. Our driver has before shown his easy conviction ...
— A Midsummer Drive Through The Pyrenees • Edwin Asa Dix

... neither of us doubts that your wife is in some grave danger. Personally I believe that if you are not mentally deranged, she is! In any case, it's your duty to go to your house. Force an entrance if necessary. It cannot be done too soon!" ...
— The Blue Wall - A Story of Strangeness and Struggle • Richard Washburn Child


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