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soonness|ˈsuːnnɪs|
[f. soon adv. + -ness.]
The condition or quality of being soon; speediness, earliness.
1668Wilkins Real Char. ii. xii. §2. 289 The next pair, soonness and lateness, doth relate to time future. 1727Bailey (vol. II), Earliness,..soonness in Time. 1864N. Brit. Daily Mail 6 Dec., We went across the Clyde Street ferry, just for soonness. 1869Eadie Galatians Introd. p. xli, What surprised the apostle was the soonness of the defection. |