sooner rather than later
idiom
: without too much delay : soon
We need to fix this problem sooner rather than later.
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Easing borrowing costs sooner rather than later would shore up growth, but also boost inflation — anathema to consumers worn down by nearly three years of high prices.
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2025
Currently, the Digital Euro has not been launched - though there are signs that a launch may be coming sooner rather than later.
—Roger Huang, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Those questions will likely be answered sooner rather than later.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
That is going to happen a lot sooner rather than later ...
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2025
Currently, the Digital Euro has not been launched - though there are signs that a launch may be coming sooner rather than later.
—Roger Huang, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Those questions will likely be answered sooner rather than later.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
That is going to happen a lot sooner rather than later ...
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Sooner rather than later.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sooner%20rather%20than%20later. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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