sooner rather than later

idiom

: without too much delay : soon

We need to fix this problem sooner rather than later.

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Cousins had thrown eight interceptions and no touchdowns during the run, leading some to wonder if rookie No. 1 draftee Michael Penix might be seen sooner rather than later. —

Jack Magruder, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 The Knicks are banking on finding that rhythm sooner rather than later. —

Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024 As joint owners, Abbey Road Studios and Bowers & Wilkins are predictably coy about what’s next, but even though details are far from forthcoming, no one at the launch event seemed ready to deny that Abbey Road Studios Mode will see service in other products sooner rather than later. —

Simon Lucas, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024 But targeting within Russian borders is an entirely different matter; in the Kremlin’s thinking, it must be stopped sooner rather than later. —

Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sooner rather than later

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