cuanto antes
Spanish
Etymology
Compare Portuguese o quanto antes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkwanto ˈantes/ [ˌkwãn̪.t̪o ˈãn̪.t̪es]
- Syllabification: cuan‧to an‧tes
Adverb
- as soon as possible
- Synonyms: en cuanto sea posible, tan pronto como sea posible
- Quiero ver cuanto antes aquella película nueva, pero no hasta que termine de leer el libro en el que se basa.
- I want to see that new movie as soon as possible, but not until I finish reading the book it's based on.
Further reading
- “cuanto antes”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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