no sooner

idiom

—used to emphasize the short time in which something happens

I had no sooner walked through the door when the phone rang.

No sooner did I walk through the door than the phone rang.

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But no sooner had còsagach caught on than Gaelic speakers rose up in protest, saying the word didn’t evoke coziness so much as a damp hidey-hole, the kind of mossy burrow that a small creature might live in. —

Leslie Jamison, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2025 As with sports events, no sooner has a WWE show taken place than the results, along with clips, are all over social media. —

Caroline Reid, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 The deal is expected to be tax-free and to close in the first half of 2025, no sooner than March 31. —

Kerry Flynn, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025 The Dodgers are also in the market for Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki, who will sign no sooner than Jan. 15, the beginning of the 2025 international amateur signing period. —

Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for no sooner