SOONER OR LATER Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

sooner or later

adverb

Definition of sooner or later

as in eventually

at a later time sooner or later, the police are going to track down the burglar

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Recent Examples of sooner or later And if the team can’t fix its bullpen woes sooner or later, some members might be designated for assignment. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 The Edmonton Oilers’ offseason received a jolt on Thursday after an article from Mark Spector at Sportsnet outlined that the Oilers and veteran defenceman Darnell Nurse are reaching a crossroads that will, sooner or later, see a parting of ways. — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 5 June 2026 Ask artists what success looks like and, sooner or later, a gallery enters the conversation. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 June 2026 And sooner or later, one of them becomes the next Homelander. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for sooner or later

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The decision sparked protests and set off years of litigation involving community groups, beach access advocates and, eventually, the state of California.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 16 July 2026
An exceptional book about Kafka’s first translators and how his work was eventually introduced to American readers during the Cold War.

— Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Definition of eventually

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Officials finally directed her to a port facility that had been turned into an emergency morgue after countless bodies were unearthed from the rubble in the days following the earthquake.

— Susana Erazo, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
After rediscovering the mummies during a curation project at the Egyptian Museum in 2020, researchers finally examined them with advanced analysis techniques and equipment.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 July 2026

Definition of finally

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Against that backdrop, telling workers that the gains will trickle down to them someday is not enough.

— James Broughel, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Although scientists cannot predict exactly when earthquakes will occur, the scientific community already had reached a consensus that the region would experience a large earthquake someday, even before the study was published.

— Velvet Wu July 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026

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