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
Other civic leaders predicted that, sooner or later, the chief would be held to account.
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Shawn Hubler, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Get ready for the next emergency Living in Southern California means another wildfire is coming sooner or later.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
And then, sooner or later, things start clicking, and this happens, and that happens, and then things kind of work out.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2025
He’s been so snake-bitten by injury, and mostly pretty fluky ones, that he’s got to catch a break sooner or later, right?
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 1 Jan. 2025
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Shawn Hubler, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Get ready for the next emergency Living in Southern California means another wildfire is coming sooner or later.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
And then, sooner or later, things start clicking, and this happens, and that happens, and then things kind of work out.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2025
He’s been so snake-bitten by injury, and mostly pretty fluky ones, that he’s got to catch a break sooner or later, right?
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 1 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for sooner or later
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sooner or later
Adverb
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The dating franchise has inspired other offshoots, including Bachelor Pad, which premiered in August 2010 and eventually evolved into Bachelor in Paradise in 2014; the spinoff has aired nine seasons.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
8 Feb. 2025
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Ron eventually retired in 2004 after over 40 years in the union.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The first humans to Mars might someday ride a rocket propelled by a nuclear reactor to their destination.—
Julian Dossett,
Space.com,
9 Feb. 2025
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Still, there’s some hope that Ted Lasso fans will be able to see Keeley and Roy’s romantic onscreen reunion someday.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
6 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Fox is finally launching a (real, subscription) streaming service.—
Tony Maglio,
IndieWire,
4 Feb. 2025
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By Kathleen Walsh February 4, 2025 The rumors had been going around for months but finally, in February of 2025, it was confirmed that Lily Allen and David Harbour are actually breaking up.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Sooner or later.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sooner%20or%20later. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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