Real Soon Now

(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).

[Jargon File]