sooner rather than later
phrase
: without too much delay : soon
We need to fix this problem 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 10 Mar. 2026.
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