A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SOON

Sun, 27 Aug '23
Pronto
Sat, 1 Oct '22
In a moment
Sat, 3 Sep '22
Any day now
Mon, 15 Aug '22
The "S" of A.S.A.P.
Fri, 5 Aug '22
Vague response for an E.T.A.
Thu, 5 May '22
"The wait's almost over"
Tue, 3 May '22
In the near future
Wed, 30 Jun '21
In a moment
Thu, 10 Jun '21
Procrastinator's promise
Thu, 4 Mar '21
Any day now