as in eventually
at a later time
sooner or later, the police are going to track down the burglar
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Recent Examples of sooner or later
With all the estimate revisions across Wall Street, sooner or later the consensus will no longer be too high for Club name Apple to beat.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025
Connelly might have a grand plan that will be unveiled sooner or later.
—Nick Halter, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
The latter tends, sooner or later, to boomerang back into the United States.
—Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2025
The problem is that, sooner or later, an unending war can give the impression, if not of defeat, then of stagnation.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2025
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025
Connelly might have a grand plan that will be unveiled sooner or later.
—Nick Halter, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
The latter tends, sooner or later, to boomerang back into the United States.
—Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2025
The problem is that, sooner or later, an unending war can give the impression, if not of defeat, then of stagnation.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sooner or later
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sooner or later
Adverb
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The trade war touched off during President Donald Trump's first term eventually prompted the Fed to lower interest rates because, rather than feeding inflation, the global and U.S. growth outlook began to dim.—
Howard Schneider,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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It was eventually relocated to the award-winning musician's Haus of Gaga museum in Las Vegas, according to the Reno Gazette-Journal.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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This uncanny ability leads him to a senatorial candidate (Martin Sheen — inspired casting), who Johnny learns will someday become president and blow up the world.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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Berlin considers his work taboo and underground, not mainstream but hopes for wider recognition someday.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2025
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Mars Retrograde, which began on December 6, 2024, finally ended on February 22, 2025.—
Colin Bedell,
Them,
28 Feb. 2025
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Old buildings get new shine Now, after years of being overshadowed, some buildings designed by Black modernists are finally being recognized.—
Buffy Gorrilla,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Sooner or later.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sooner%20or%20later. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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