diff --git a/doc/api/net.md b/doc/api/net.md
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@@ -1051,6 +1051,16 @@ See [`writable.destroy()`][] for further details.
 
 See [`writable.destroyed`][] for further details.
 
+### `socket.destroySoon()`
+
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+Destroys the socket after all data is written. If the `'finish'` event was
+already emitted the socket is destroyed immediately. If the socket is still
+writable it implicitly calls `socket.end()`.
+
 ### `socket.end([data[, encoding]][, callback])`
 
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