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
But sooner or later, your beautiful floor is going to get ugly scratches and gouges.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Firms that fail at this relentless obligation go out of business sooner or later, freeing up resources that can be used more productively.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
But fast growth doesn’t last forever, and sooner or later, those cracks get bigger.
—Hope Horner, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Some earlier experiments hinted at temporary slowdowns in heating, but sooner or later the atoms always absorbed energy and lost their coherence.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Firms that fail at this relentless obligation go out of business sooner or later, freeing up resources that can be used more productively.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
But fast growth doesn’t last forever, and sooner or later, those cracks get bigger.
—Hope Horner, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Some earlier experiments hinted at temporary slowdowns in heating, but sooner or later the atoms always absorbed energy and lost their coherence.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sooner or later
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As for the rest, Derby rallied to finish a remarkable third (eventually losing to Queens Park Rangers in the play-off final), while Middlesbrough (12th), Bolton (14th) and Wednesday (16th) claimed a respectable mid-table berth.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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OpenAI just enlisted more than 100 former investment bankers to train its AI models to build financial models, which eventually could automate hours worth of young workers’ responsibilities.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Starbucks customers may someday be able to order drinks, including alcoholic beverages, by simply talking to their phones, the company teased last week.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Our community cannot continue to simply hope that these situations will turn themselves around someday.—
Wes Burdine,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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With yet another title opportunity against Stratton, some believe that now may finally be the time for Cargill to win the top female prize on the blue brand.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Al-Khelaifi and Perez’s relationship was seriously damaged by Real Madrid’s long pursuit of Mbappe, which finally ended with the player leaving PSG to join Madrid in summer 2024.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Sooner or later.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sooner%20or%20later. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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