sooner rather than later

idiom

: without too much delay : soon

We need to fix this problem sooner rather than later.

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If you’re sold on this minimalistic housing solution, prepare to move in sooner rather than later. —

Maggie Horton, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024 This adds up to buying an electric sooner rather than later, agrees auto journalist Ivan Drury, Edmonds director of insights. —

Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024 At the rate things are developing in the Gulf, this could occur sooner rather than later. —

Dubai Tourism Contributor, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 The blunders are something special teams coordinator Matt Daniels must get fixed sooner rather than later. —

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