Soon Soon: in or within a short time; before long; quickly; in a prompt manner
In fact, the meaning of “soon” depends on the context.
1. Dinner time. The dinner guests were to arrive at 6 for dinner at 7. At 6:10 – “They will be here soon” – means in the next 15 - 20 minutes.
2. Corporate goal time. “Last quarter, we matched the production of Goliath Widget Corp. We expect to overtake them soon” – means in 3 - 6 months.
3. Glacial time: “Soon, those receding glaciers will completely disappear” – means in the next 50 - 100 years.
3. Theralase time. “We expect news soon” – means in the indefinite future. Sub text: “Please go away. Technically a public corporation, in concept and spirit, we are a private club; shareholders are a nuisance – a regrettable, unfortunate necessity. You mind your business --we’ll mind ours. Have a nice day.”
I might add that the company rep who said that there was nothing to be impatient about was not encouraging. That means that there is no news of any significance. They may have painted the coat closet door, and fixed the leaky faucet in the washroom. More discouragingly, people are usually impatient about good news – not bad news. The suggestion is there is no good news.
It would be nice to think he meant there was nothing to be worried about – but I tend to be a literalist.