sooner rather than later

phrase

: 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

So potential buyers hoping to get one anytime soon should probably act sooner rather than later. — New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2026

So players will shake free, perhaps sooner rather than later. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

So if a show’s story engine can’t support itself when the bullets aren’t flying, the vehicle tends to break down sooner rather than later. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026

Some of Warsh’s colleagues, however, have been more forceful about the need to act sooner rather than later. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for sooner rather than later

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