a term favoured by a group of German game programmers when asked about release dates for 1.9. In English this translates roughly into "Never" amongst the frustrated gamers.
in IRC :
bloke A "hey Deffy, whens 1.9 coming?"
Deffy "Soon!"
bloke A " dude its been soon since Xmas "2002"
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Sometime in the future that isn't right now.
โBaby, when are we going to get engaged?โ โSoons, baby, soonsโ
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When the CEO of a shady company claims their product is coming out soon.
Customer: When is your product coming out?
CEO: Soon
Used as an excuse in order to avoid question and gain some time to finish unfinished business. The word originally used by international superstar and national hero Rihanna to lie to the whole population of the world about her music. Can be used on a daily basis no matter the location.
When the album is dropping?
Soon.