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
With all the estimate revisions across Wall Street, sooner or later the consensus will no longer be too high for Club name Apple to beat.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025
Connelly might have a grand plan that will be unveiled sooner or later.
—Nick Halter, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
The latter tends, sooner or later, to boomerang back into the United States.
—Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2025
The problem is that, sooner or later, an unending war can give the impression, if not of defeat, then of stagnation.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2025
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025
Connelly might have a grand plan that will be unveiled sooner or later.
—Nick Halter, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
The latter tends, sooner or later, to boomerang back into the United States.
—Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2025
The problem is that, sooner or later, an unending war can give the impression, if not of defeat, then of stagnation.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sooner or later
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sooner or later
Adverb
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The Blues did eventually miss the playoffs by one point, and Stastny could’ve made the difference, but the circumstances are not completely alike.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
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The moment shocked viewers worldwide and led to a significant fallout, with Smith eventually being banned from the Academy Awards for 10 years.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
4 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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That’s a small silver lining for anyone hoping that gun manufacturers may someday face legal consequences for the harms caused by their products.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
4 Mar. 2025
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Musselman can’t afford to let that be the case with Yates, who could legitimately develop into a first-round pick someday.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Regardless, Skype and Teams users will be able to chat with or call one another cross-platform until Skype is finally deprecated.—
Samuel Axon,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
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Crazy Rich Asians will finally return, though not as originally expected.—
Mikey O'Connell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 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 12 Mar. 2025.
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