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
What remains almost certain is that, sooner or later, the trade war will come to an end.
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Kelli María Korducki, thehustle.co, 5 Dec. 2025
And sooner or later something’s got to break.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2025
Only a handful ever made it there, or were intended to go in the first place, but the point was made that Rolls-Royce should expect company sooner or later.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 12 Nov. 2025
And sooner or later something's got to break.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
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Kelli María Korducki, thehustle.co, 5 Dec. 2025
And sooner or later something’s got to break.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2025
Only a handful ever made it there, or were intended to go in the first place, but the point was made that Rolls-Royce should expect company sooner or later.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 12 Nov. 2025
And sooner or later something's got to break.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sooner or later
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sooner or later
Adverb
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The Zhangzhou site will eventually host six Hualong One (HPR1000) reactors.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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For Jones and his sisters, foster care was a soft place to land, and soon his grandparents stepped in, eventually adopting the siblings.—
Libby Smith,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Those minutes were finally on the downturn Thursday night, with actual center Valanciunas returning to the Nuggets’ rotation after an 11-game absence.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Saturday Night Main Event card is finally complete.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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We were saddened at the prospect of all that land being developed someday, taking away another patch of wild Florida.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026
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Five-star phenom Jacy Abii had just led Liberty to its second consecutive Class 5A state title as a sophomore, and coach Ross Reedy was talking about how Abii had the capability to be the best female basketball player in the world someday.—
Greg Riddle,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Sooner or later.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sooner%20or%20later. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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