Real Soon Now

from Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)

Real Soon Now
 adv.

   [orig. from SF's fanzine community, popularized by Jerry Pournelle's
   column in BYTE]

   1. Supposed to be available (or fixed, or cheap, or whatever) real
   soon now according to somebody, but the speaker is quite skeptical.

   2. When one's gods, fates, or other time commitments permit one to get
   to it (in other words, don't hold your breath). Often abbreviated RSN.
   Compare {copious free time}.

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Real Soon Now
RSN

   (RSN) [Originally from SF's fanzine community, popularised by
   Jerry Pournelle's column in "BYTE"] 1. Supposed to be
   available (or fixed, or cheap, or whatever) real soon now
   according to somebody, but the speaker is quite skeptical.

   2. When one's gods, fates, or other time commitments permit
   one to get to it (in other words, don't hold your breath).

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