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

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

Even if Caicedo is back sooner rather than later and James can be as good a midfielder as Alonso believes, Chelsea’s manager needs a bit more against opponents of this calibre. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

If something like that happens, one or both of Prentice and Fraboni could be added to the 53 sooner rather than later. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2026

The storyline will play out as OA is embedded into Anna’s operation, with Weiss hinting to the outlet that the rest of the team should be clued in sooner rather than later during season 9. — Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for sooner rather than later

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