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
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.
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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
What remains almost certain is that, sooner or later, the trade war will come to an end.
—Kelli María Korducki, thehustle.co, 5 Dec. 2025
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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
What remains almost certain is that, sooner or later, the trade war will come to an end.
—Kelli María Korducki, thehustle.co, 5 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sooner or later
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sooner or later
Adverb
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But data centers in space could eventually happen.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Jordan Brand’s Bin 23 line was originally introduced in 2010 and carried into the following year before eventually being discontinued.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
3 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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That summer, the NYAG’s general counsel finally found an objectionable line in one of Goldis’s blog posts, titled Free to Ban.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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For 2026, the current-generation Prius returns with the same basic formula — excellent efficiency — wrapped in a design that’s finally not so frumpy.—
Brian Moody,
AJC.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Our great hope is that today's indirect, astrophysical evidence will someday lead to successful direct detection.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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The company has touted Optimus as a bipedal, intelligent robot that will someday be capable of everything from factory work to surgery and babysitting.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
29 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 6 Feb. 2026.
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