How to Use sooner rather than later in a Sentence
sooner rather than later
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The moves suggest the network and the hosts would like to return to the air sooner rather than later.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 May 2023
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Hurst: The other thing is to try to fall sooner rather than later.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 July 2023
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Maybe in March, maybe in May, but sooner rather than later.
—Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 14 May 2024
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All the more reason to hope for Globe Life Field, sooner rather than later.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 24 Aug. 2023
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But the hope is the contrary and that Herro will be back sooner rather than later.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
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So if the Celtics are going to remain in the No. 2 spot, it might as well be locked in sooner rather than later.
—Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2023
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The effort failed, of course, but the debt tsunami may force the issue sooner rather than later.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
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But with the pace of change in media, Zaslav will have to back up that bold talk sooner rather than later.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Feb. 2023
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Now, here’s hoping the update hits the Quest 2 sooner rather than later.
—Brandon Widder, The Verge, 7 June 2023
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Those grassy hills could burn sooner rather than later.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2023
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Or the fact that my dark hair is likely going to be streaked with white sooner rather than later.
—Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 14 Feb. 2024
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There are only a few slots left, so book sooner rather than later.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
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The head of Google’s main A.I. research lab, for one, leans toward sooner rather than later.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 3 May 2023
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For a team in need of speed and agility, the next generation might fill the bill sooner rather than later.
—Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2023
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The trustees urged Congress to come to a solution sooner rather than later.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2023
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Sizes for this pick are selling out quickly, so get a pair in your cart sooner rather than later.
—Taylor Jean Stephan, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2023
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Iron sooner rather than later: Letting items that need to be ironed pile up is one way to make the task more arduous.
—Helen Carefoot, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
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Last year's No. 1 overall pick is MLB.com's top pitching prospect and could be in the majors sooner rather than later.
—Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
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Talk with your doctor about the best way to add a stool softener to your routine, and do it sooner rather than later.
—Ashleigh Morley, Parents, 11 Apr. 2024
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That timing could be sooner rather than later as tech IPOs make a comeback.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 8 May 2024
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By my count, there are just 56 sedans left on the market, with at least six already scheduled to die sooner rather than later.
—Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 13 July 2024
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The kiosk version of Blockbuster, destined to fail sooner rather than later.
—Janko Roettgers, The Verge, 5 July 2024
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That slow burn strategy is the right move for Hook, but Khan may strap the proverbial rocket to him sooner rather than later.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2023
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The Cowboy Bob creators are certain a biopic will come along sooner rather than later.
—Chris Vognar, Chron, 1 Mar. 2023
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Those who adopt it sooner rather than later can be part of the revolution and reap the benefits that come with it.
—Toni Handler, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
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The deaths were announced as a U.S. envoy tried to persuade the Israelis to scale back their campaign sooner rather than later.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 16 Dec. 2023
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Again, lots of people are probably doing this too, so head to the grocery store sooner rather than later to avoid the lines.
—Ann Lien, House Beautiful, 30 Aug. 2023
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Her plan is to direct a feature and series sooner rather than later.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Sep. 2023
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Von der Ohe is confident this will be sooner rather than later.
—WIRED, 18 Oct. 2023
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The agreement will put late-night shows on the air sooner rather than later, but if SAG is still without a deal, shows will come back unbalanced.
—Vulture, 27 Sep. 2023
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