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
Signs Tomatoes Are Planted Too Close Together Unfortunately, not giving your tomato plants sufficient space will backfire sooner or later in the growing season.
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Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 23 Apr. 2026
And monuments, sooner or later, stop moving.
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Bedard’s presence is enough to keep Hawks fans from tuning out, but sooner or later that will wear off.
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But after seeing her set at the festival, at least one reporter anticipates that, sooner or later, being a Times journalist might become the real side gig.
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Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 23 Apr. 2026
And monuments, sooner or later, stop moving.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Bedard’s presence is enough to keep Hawks fans from tuning out, but sooner or later that will wear off.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
But after seeing her set at the festival, at least one reporter anticipates that, sooner or later, being a Times journalist might become the real side gig.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sooner or later
Adverb
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Yet doctors eventually assured her that physical activity for a recovering pediatric leukemia patient would be beneficial to his quality of life.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Companies worldwide are exploring how machines could eventually support warehouses, factories, customer service operations, healthcare facilities, and even households.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
Adverb
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The Sparks are finally in the win column, but the outcome was in doubt late Friday night.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2026
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Two years and one false start later – the initial 2020 launch having been scuppered by lockdown – there was a Glastonbury-like rush when reservations finally opened for August 2020.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
Adverb
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America has the population, resources and growing soccer culture necessary to someday become a global powerhouse.—
Clemente Lisi,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Doing so might lead to more job opportunities for generalists, and potentially a better chance of someday breaking into a corner office.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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“Sooner or later.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sooner%20or%20later. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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