tan pronto

Spanish

Adverb

tan pronto

  1. no sooner; as soon as; barely
    Synonyms: en cuanto, apenas, no bien, ni bien
    • 1927, Emilio María Martínez Amador, transl., Tarzán de los monos:
      Tan pronto hubo consumido su frugal desayuno de tocino salado, café y galletas, Clayton puso manos a la tarea de construir su casa
      As soon as he had had his meager breakfast of salt pork, coffee, and biscuits, Clayton got down to the job of building his house

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