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
The expectation around the industry continues to be that, sooner or later, Preller will trade from his major-league roster.
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Dennis Lin, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Point is, the Pacifica is going to need to go in this direction sooner or later, and Stellantis’ partner appears to have an enticing product now.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 7 Jan. 2026
Japan carried a vast public debt, and so the thinking was that interest rates just had to rise sooner or later to lure in enough buyers.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
The end of law sooner or later ends in catastrophe.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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Dennis Lin, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Point is, the Pacifica is going to need to go in this direction sooner or later, and Stellantis’ partner appears to have an enticing product now.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 7 Jan. 2026
Japan carried a vast public debt, and so the thinking was that interest rates just had to rise sooner or later to lure in enough buyers.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
The end of law sooner or later ends in catastrophe.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sooner or later
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sooner or later
Adverb
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Doug and Big Jane eventually retired down in San Antonio, close to their boys.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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Initially unsure about whether to take the plunge, Gibson eventually decided to dedicate the rest of the year to earning Olympic qualification.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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There are finally clues to sift through, and everyone hopes that answers are coming soon and that hopefully Nancy can be recovered alive and well.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
13 Feb. 2026
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Speaking of an open dialogue, back in 2014, D was magnanimous when KISS finally got their turn after 15 years of Rock Hall eligibility.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
13 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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According to Yun, researchers might someday tweak human stem cells to emulate the axolotl and recover thymus function.—
Taylor Mitchell Brown,
Scientific American,
14 Feb. 2026
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Tess, a fourth alien from the planet Antar, is revealed to be part of the Royal Four which are alien-human hybrids who’ve fled their planet years ago and hope to return again someday.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Sooner or later.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sooner%20or%20later. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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