sooner rather than later
idiom
: without too much delay : soon
We need to fix this problem sooner rather than later.
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Given the results on that earnings call, WBD needs Harry Potter’s magic sooner rather than later.
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Tom Tapp, Deadline, 25 June 2024
Powell has said that a weakening labor market – a scenario that many economists anticipate by mid-year- could prompt the central bank to reduce rates sooner rather than later.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 1 May 2024
The statute of limitations on hail damage in Texas has leeway, but its better to file sooner rather than later.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2024
This explains why some eastern European countries and France are also pushing allies to admit Ukraine into NATO sooner rather than later, anticipating that Trump might turn his back on Kyiv as the war with Russia rages on.
—Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2023
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Tom Tapp, Deadline, 25 June 2024
Powell has said that a weakening labor market – a scenario that many economists anticipate by mid-year- could prompt the central bank to reduce rates sooner rather than later.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 1 May 2024
The statute of limitations on hail damage in Texas has leeway, but its better to file sooner rather than later.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2024
This explains why some eastern European countries and France are also pushing allies to admit Ukraine into NATO sooner rather than later, anticipating that Trump might turn his back on Kyiv as the war with Russia rages on.
—Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2023
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