SOONER OR LATER Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

sooner or later

adverb

Definition of sooner or later

as in eventually

at a later time sooner or later, the police are going to track down the burglar

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Recent Examples of sooner or later Piled up, buried, boxed, tagged, incinerated, and, sooner or later, anonymous. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 17 July 2026 Brand equity will, sooner or later, translate into stock market equity. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 30 June 2026 There’s an anecdote that crops up sooner or later in almost any book about Johannes Vermeer. — Clare Bucknell, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026 The political donations surely will be flowing again sooner or later. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sooner or later

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After his sudden death in 1960, Olivetti began a slow decline and was eventually broken up and merged with a telecommunications company.

— E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
According to Polymarket’s own newsy reconstruction in its magazine-like imprint The Oracle, more than $21 million eventually traded in that one market, while Biden’s withdrawal produced the platform’s highest-volume day to that point.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

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This question has been part of the series’ fabric from the beginning, as Adam forgave Charles for nearly killing him, and Lee forgave Adam for taking him for granted, and finally Cal and Aron personify what the refusal to forgive looks like.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
If anyone can reconstruct Apéry’s reasoning, the odd values of zeta may finally be proven irrational.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026

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