no sooner

idiom

used to emphasize the short time in which something happens
I had no sooner walked through the door when the phone rang.
No sooner did I walk through the door than the phone rang.

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Yet no sooner was Walsh off the court, then there was a message from Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2025 Developers of wind and solar projects now face a new, shorter deadline for obtaining tax credits — most now expire at the end of 2027 instead of no sooner than 2032. Calmatters, Mercury News, 16 July 2025 And the loans must be issued no sooner than this year, to list just a few qualifications. Danny Bakst, Fortune, 13 July 2025 The rate increases can take effect no sooner than one day after the City of South Milwaukee has done the following: Filed the rates and tariff provisions with the PSC. Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for no sooner

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“No sooner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20sooner. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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