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

With Thompson entering the twilight of his career, the Panthers should look to find his eventual replacement sooner rather than later. —Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2024

Talk with your doctor about the best way to add a stool softener to your routine, and do it sooner rather than later. —Ashleigh Morley, Parents, 11 Apr. 2024

Making sure parity is reached sooner rather than later will require a concerted effort, the researchers suggest. —Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024

But the hope is the contrary and that Herro will be back sooner rather than later. —Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024

Iron sooner rather than later: Letting items that need to be ironed pile up is one way to make the task more arduous. —Helen Carefoot, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024

The 77-year-old actor-comedian, who had a career resurgence in the past decade thanks to the comedy series Schitt’s Creek, recently opened up to The Independent about potentially stepping back from acting sooner rather than later. —Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2024

Market conditions may compel Redstone to pull the rip cord on an M&A solution sooner rather than later. —Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024

Buyers, therefore, may have more of an incentive to close on a home sooner rather than later. —Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024