sooner rather than later
idiom
: without too much delay : soon
We need to fix this problem sooner rather than later.
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Those who voted may value a pure passer over someone who can run, but the ever-changing dynamic of the league may dictate otherwise sooner rather than later.
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Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Anyone hoping for a quiet vacation might want to get to Eau Claire sooner rather than later.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
There are still three weeks left in the window and all parties will want a solution sooner rather than later.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
King Charles’ illness has made conversations about the future succession more immediate, but there’s no doubt that those conversations would have happened sooner rather than later, anyway.
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Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Anyone hoping for a quiet vacation might want to get to Eau Claire sooner rather than later.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
There are still three weeks left in the window and all parties will want a solution sooner rather than later.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
King Charles’ illness has made conversations about the future succession more immediate, but there’s no doubt that those conversations would have happened sooner rather than later, anyway.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 10 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sooner rather than later
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“Sooner rather than later.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sooner%20rather%20than%20later. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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