no sooner
idiom
—used to emphasize the short time in which something happens
I had no sooner walked through the door when the phone rang.
No sooner did I walk through the door than the phone rang.
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Large ordered that Stanley’s disbarment take effect no sooner than Nov. 1.
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Max Levy, The Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2024
While Starship’s ultimate destination is Mars, the more immediate aim—with $4 billion in funding from NASA—is taking astronauts to the moon in the space agency’s upcoming Artemis 3 mission scheduled for launch no sooner than 2026, per the New York Times’ Kenneth Chang and Eric Lipton.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
In a report published by Reuters, Etihad Airways could make its stock market debut no sooner than 2025.
—Shafi Musaddique, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2024
On Election Day, polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time, while early voting begins no sooner than 14 days before the election, or Oct. 22, according to state law.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Sep. 2024
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Max Levy, The Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2024
While Starship’s ultimate destination is Mars, the more immediate aim—with $4 billion in funding from NASA—is taking astronauts to the moon in the space agency’s upcoming Artemis 3 mission scheduled for launch no sooner than 2026, per the New York Times’ Kenneth Chang and Eric Lipton.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
In a report published by Reuters, Etihad Airways could make its stock market debut no sooner than 2025.
—Shafi Musaddique, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2024
On Election Day, polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time, while early voting begins no sooner than 14 days before the election, or Oct. 22, according to state law.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Sep. 2024
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“No sooner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20sooner. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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