mox

Meaning

1. (not-comparable) soon
2. (not-comparable) afterwards, then
3. (not-comparable) as soon as (when followed by ubi, ut or quam)

Concepts

soon

🔜

almost

thereupon

in due course

nearly

now

presently

shortly

then

erelong

sharpish

all but

soonly

betimes

immediately

Synonyms

nunc

brevi

🔜

post modum

statim

citō

Translations

bientôt

🔜

bald

🔜

pronto

aviat

🔜

presto

spoedig

binnenkort

🔜

cedo

logo

🔜

alras

fra poco

a breve

🔜

alsbald

quasi

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈmɔks]

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *moḱs, whence also Sanskrit मक्षू (makṣū, “fast; early”), Avestan 𐬨𐬊𐬱𐬎 (mošu, “soon, quickly”), Irish moch (“early”).