What it means
A Jamaican way of saying it’s coming or I’ll be back soon, with soon doing a lovely bit of elastic work. It might be five minutes, might be later when later feels right. You hear it when nobody’s panicking and the clock isn’t running the show.
Usage examples
"Asked the waiter when the food was coming and he said soon come. Forty minutes later it arrived and honestly it was so good the wait was worth it."
"Don't wait up, he said soon come but that could be hours."
"The bus? Soon come, man, just relax."
"I texted him where he was and he just sent back soon come, so I knew not to stand by the gate sweating."
"Mum said dinner soon come, which meant set the table and don’t start whining at the pot yet."
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Where it comes from
From Jamaican Patois, built from the English words soon and come. It’s been a long-standing everyday phrase in Jamaica for something expected shortly, but not with strict stopwatch precision. The whole charm is that it carries island timing in its bones, where the promise is real even if the minute hand stays mysterious.
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