English Explanatory Dictionary

eftsoons

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Once again; another time.
  2. Soon after, presently.

Word forms

eftsoons eftsones eftsoon eftsoones eft sona

Etymology

From eft (“again, after”) + soon + -s (“adverb suffix”) – both senses (“soon after”, “again”) derive from senses of eft, which is related to after. Compare modern English soon after.

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