sooner or later

adverb

: at some uncertain future time : sometime

Examples of sooner or later in a Sentence

sooner or later, the police are going to track down the burglar
Recent Examples on the Web While conflicting viewpoints are bound to arise sooner or later, the discussion about them can be civil. Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2024 And the timing of sooner or later remains as ambiguous as ever. Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 14 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for sooner or later 

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Word History

First Known Use

1577, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sooner or later was in 1577

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“Sooner or later.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sooner%20or%20later. Accessed 30 May. 2024.

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