"mox" meaning in Latin

See mox in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [ˈmɔks] [Classical-Latin], [ˈmɔks] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *moḱs, whence also Sanskrit मक्षू (makṣū, “fast; early”), Avestan 𐬨𐬊𐬱𐬎 (mošu, “soon, quickly”), Irish moch (“early”). Etymology templates: {{inh|la|ine-pro|*moḱs}} Proto-Indo-European *moḱs, {{cog|sa|मक्षू||fast; early}} Sanskrit मक्षू (makṣū, “fast; early”), {{cog|ae|𐬨𐬊𐬱𐬎||soon, quickly}} Avestan 𐬨𐬊𐬱𐬎 (mošu, “soon, quickly”), {{cog|ga|moch||early}} Irish moch (“early”) Head templates: {{la-adv|mox|-}} mox (not comparable)
  1. soon Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: properē, raptim, breviter, brevī, repente
    Sense id: en-mox-la-adv-SnVBSLiK
  2. (soon) afterwards, then Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-mox-la-adv-IMl-yKye Categories (other): Time Disambiguation of Time: 0 100 0
  3. as soon as (when followed by ubi, ut or quam) Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-mox-la-adv-HmZRgjUJ Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 4 5 91
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          "text": "Mox ut vōcem audiō,\ndēnūdātō gladiō\nlupus immolātur,\novis ab exitiō",
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          "text": "Mox ut vōcem audiō,\ndēnūdātō gladiō\nlupus immolātur,\novis ab exitiō",
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