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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A couple of years before that, Barneys New York and Sears did the same, eventually going out of business altogether.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Authorities engaged in a pursuit but eventually lost sight of Kneeland’s vehicle, ending the chase.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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But the dark cloud that’s been hovering over the Flyers’ generally solid first month of the season — the lack of production from Michkov — may have finally started to lift.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The fact Marjan finally missed his first attempt as a Jayhawk — and the fact Arizona went on to march 80 yards in eight plays and score a game-winning TD — left KU’s fifth-year coach needing to explain his decision to kick instead of go for a first down on fourth-and-2 at the 11-yard-line.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
8 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Maybe someday that won’t be the case.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Betelgeuse is approximately 600 light-years from Earth, and is dying a slow death that someday will turn extremely violent!—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
4 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 9 Jan. 2026.
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