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.
Examples of no sooner in a Sentence
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In a report published by Reuters, Etihad Airways could make its stock market debut no sooner than 2025.
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Shafi Musaddique, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2024
On Election Day, polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time, while early voting begins no sooner than 14 days before the election, or Oct. 22, according to state law.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Sep. 2024
In fact, no sooner was the draft over, then there was an impassioned defense of Ware by Adam Simon, the Heat’s vice president of basketball operations and assistant general manager, who oversees the team’s draft.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2024
The second dose should be given no sooner than 28 days after the first.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 2 Aug. 2024
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Shafi Musaddique, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2024
On Election Day, polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time, while early voting begins no sooner than 14 days before the election, or Oct. 22, according to state law.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Sep. 2024
In fact, no sooner was the draft over, then there was an impassioned defense of Ware by Adam Simon, the Heat’s vice president of basketball operations and assistant general manager, who oversees the team’s draft.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2024
The second dose should be given no sooner than 28 days after the first.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 2 Aug. 2024
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“No sooner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20sooner. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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