čim

чим

/t͡ʃim/

CONJUNCTION

as soon as; once

Javi mi se čim stigneš. — Let me know as soon as you arrive.

Doći ću čim završim posao. — I'll come as soon as I finish work.
CONJUNCTION

colloq. since; if

Čim ćuti, sigurno nešto krije. — If he's keeping quiet, he must be hiding something.
PRONOUN

(+ comparative) as ... as possible; the

Pošalji mi izveštaj čim pre. — Send me the report as soon as possible.

Čim ranije krenemo, tim bolje. — The sooner we leave, the better.

"Čim pre" means "as soon as possible"; for "the ..., the ..." "što ..., to ..." is more common.

Synonyms:

kad pošto