Soon
Soon usually relates to the time when one is talking or writing – it means ‘short time after now’
- Get well soon. ( NOT Get well early)
Soon can also relate to the time one is talking or writing about – it can mean ‘a short time after then’.
- The work was hard, but she soon got used to it.
Early
The adverb early means ‘near the beginning of the time-period that we are talking or thinking about’.
It does not usually mean ‘ a short time after now’.
- We usually take our holidays early in the year. ( NOT … soon in the year.)
- I usually get up early. ( NOT I usually get up soon)
Sometimes early means ‘before the expected time.
- The plane arrives ten minutes early.
Early can also be used as an adjective (e.g. an early train). The adjective early can sometimes have the same meaning as soon.
- Best wishes for an early recovery.
Note the common use of be early/late to mean ‘arrive early/late’.
- That woman is never early/late.
A watch is fast or slow, not early or late.
- My watch is five minutes fast/slow.
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