tan pronto

Spanish

Adverb

tan pronto

1. no sooner; as soon as; barely
   • 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

Derived terms

• tan pronto como