as in eventually
at a later time
sooner or later, the police are going to track down the burglar
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As a writer-producer on The Sopranos, Weiner learned a lot about creating surprise by setting up the audience’s expectations for season-long narratives, then unleashing a device sooner or later than anticipated, or forcing the story in the opposite direction, or even doing nothing at all.
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later — an older gentleman took a shine to the widow Matty Matlock.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 31 Oct. 2024
Delaying engagement, sooner or later, can lead to frustration and widen emotional gaps.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
The big difference between me and Angela is that both of the main guys in her life, Jordan Catalano and Brian Krakow, sooner or later fell in love with her, and that never happened to me in high school.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later — an older gentleman took a shine to the widow Matty Matlock.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 31 Oct. 2024
Delaying engagement, sooner or later, can lead to frustration and widen emotional gaps.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
The big difference between me and Angela is that both of the main guys in her life, Jordan Catalano and Brian Krakow, sooner or later fell in love with her, and that never happened to me in high school.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
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There is also an interesting dynamic introduced here that was not present in season 1, the ability for players to vote to leave the games after every round, which results in some dramatic sequences and eventually wild moments like sides killing each other in order to secure their numbers.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Twenty-five of the troopers of Company E were reported dead when the survivors eventually reported for duty in Fort Smith.arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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Just down the road, workers mill in and out of the launch pad area where SpaceX founder Elon Musk and his team propel 5,000-ton rockets into space and from where the tycoon hopes to someday send humans to Mars.Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Scientists hope this kind of pig will someday provide an unlimited supply of kidneys, livers, hearts and other organs that could alleviate the chronic shortage of organs for transplantation and save thousands of patients every year.Rob Stein, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
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The statues of Assad and the posters of his face that adorned every public building lie on the ground, toppled, torn, spat and stomped upon, finally susceptible to his citizens’ loathing and contempt.Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
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Richard Rodriguez, Josh’s dad, had finally found a reliable job managing a Cricket Wireless store.Lauren Peace, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Sooner or later.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sooner%20or%20later. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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