Meaning & use
someday soon
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Meaning
adverbfixed phrase
At some not exactly known time in the near future; before long.
Grammar: Used as a time phrase, often at the end of a sentence or after a verb; it does not take an object.
Patterns
- someday soon
- happen someday soon
- hope to do something someday soon
I hope to visit my grandparents someday soon.
The project will be finished someday soon, but I can't say exactly when.
She keeps saying she'll learn to drive someday soon.
Common combinations
- someday soon
- We should plan a trip someday soon.
- hope to see you someday soon
- I hope to see you someday soon.
- come back someday soon
- He promised to come back someday soon.
Synonyms and how they differ
- soon
- Use 'soon' when you mean a short time from now; 'someday soon' is vaguer and often more hopeful.
- before long
- This is a more formal way to say something will happen in the near future; 'someday soon' is more conversational.
Commonly confused: someday soon or some day?
someday soon vs some day
Some people write 'some day' as two words, but the usual spelling for the adverb is 'someday'.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'someday soon' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Someday soon' refers to the future, so it fits with 'will finish' and 'maybe tomorrow'. The other options use past-time words like 'ago', 'yesterday', and 'last week', which do not match a future time phrase.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “someday soon”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.