real soon now

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Designating a time when something will become available, supposedly (but perhaps only optimistically) in the near future.

Word forms

real soon now

Etymology

From the information technology community, popularized by Jerry Pournelle's Chaos Manor column in BYTE magazine.

Synonyms

RSN

Related words

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