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
Ask artists what success looks like and, sooner or later, a gallery enters the conversation.
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Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
3 June 2026
But this ambitious vision, which many in the sector think will become reality sooner or later, worries atmospheric researchers.
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Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
18 May 2026
By not doing so, sooner or later, someone is going to get seriously hurt.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
That is a problem for Moscow and its President Vladimir Putin, who has always insisted that Russia’s victory in the war is inevitable because Russian troops keep seizing more of Ukraine’s territory and, sooner or later, will take over the whole of its eastern Donbas region.
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Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
3 June 2026
But this ambitious vision, which many in the sector think will become reality sooner or later, worries atmospheric researchers.
—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
18 May 2026
By not doing so, sooner or later, someone is going to get seriously hurt.
—
Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
That is a problem for Moscow and its President Vladimir Putin, who has always insisted that Russia’s victory in the war is inevitable because Russian troops keep seizing more of Ukraine’s territory and, sooner or later, will take over the whole of its eastern Donbas region.
—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sooner or later
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Panama's Cristian Martínez managed to save the ball from going out of bounds with a slide at the corner in a play that eventually reached Michael Murillo.
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Arraez fouled a pitch off his right foot in the first inning, and after a third-inning single, he eventually got replaced in the fifth inning as Casey Schmitt moved from left field to second base.
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But during the third time through the order, the Orioles finally figured him out and hit back-to-back home runs.
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This match finally picked up in the second half, reflecting the desperation each side had after losing their opening matches.
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The future of warfare is not arriving someday.
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Many of her friends and colleagues expect to take jobs in the courts someday.
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“Sooner or later.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sooner%20or%20later. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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