adverb
no sooner; as soon as; barely
“Tan pronto hubo consumido su frugal desayuno de tocino salado, café y galletas, Clayton puso manos a la tarea de construir su casa” — As soon as he had had his meager breakfast of salt pork, coffee, and biscuits, Clayton got down to the job of building his house
Synonyms: en cuanto, apenas, no bien, ni bien
Related: tan pronto como