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Definition of Real Soon Now
Real Soon Now
adverb
- of something that the speaker is supposed to have finished, roughly translates to, "as soon as I can do it, but other things keep coming up, so don't hold your breath."
Boss: When is that fix for the printer driver going to be finished?
Employee: Real Soon Now.- See more words with the same meaning: soon.
Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
- happening soon according to an information source that the speaker doesn't trust.
- See more words with the same meaning: soon.
Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
notes
- Acronymized as RSN.
Last edited on Oct 17 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 17 2012.
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Other terms relating to 'soon': | |
| Definitions include: as soon as possible. | |
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Other terms relating to 'now': | |
| Definitions include: "Could you repeat that?" or "I don't understand." | |
| Definitions include: now for something completely different | |
| Definitions include: "Now you're doing [some task] correctly." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "real soon now." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "ta-ta for now" (i.e. "goodbye for now.") | |
Other terms relating to 'real': | |
| Definitions include: to act as oneself - to not put on a facade. | |
| Definitions include: champagne to our real friends, real pain to our sham friends | |
| Definitions include: "for real". | |
| Definitions include: "for real". | |
| Definitions include: "Are you telling me the truth?" or "I'm telling you the truth." | |
| Definitions include: "for real", i.e. "seriously". | |
| Definitions include: "for real though", i.e. "seriously though". | |
| Definitions include: statement of disbelief. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "in real life". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "in the real world". | |
| Definitions include: to tell the truth about something. | |
| Definitions include: to stay true to one's self; to resist the temptation to be fake. | |
| Definitions include: truthful, honest. | |
| Definitions include: Alternate form of on the real. | |
| Definitions include: acting true to one's self. | |
Other terms relating to 'soon': | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "as soon as humanly possible". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "as soon as possible". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "real soon now." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "write back soon". | |
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