sooner rather than later

idiom

: without too much delay : soon

We need to fix this problem sooner rather than later.

Examples of sooner rather than later in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Nittany Lions would presumably like to find their successor to James Franklin sooner rather than later given the fact that their 2026 recruiting class has been taking blow after blow lately. —Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025

Between seasonal wreaths and year-round throw pillows, these budget-friendly picks are worth checking out sooner rather than later. —Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Nov. 2025

The Bucks now have to hope that those changes won’t last long and Antetokounmpo can return sooner rather than later. —Eric Nehm, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025

But thanks to an improved jump shot and continued excellence as the Warriors’ top perimeter stopper, keeping Moody on the bench was an exercise destined to end sooner rather than later. —Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for sooner rather than later

• accelerator
• accumulator
• adjudicator
• administrator
• appropriator
• articulator
• attenuator
• bronchodilator
• collaborator
• communicator
• conciliator
• cooperator