sooner rather than later
idiom
: without too much delay : soon
We need to fix this problem sooner rather than later.
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And then there’s the feud with his youngest son, Prince Harry, which looks like it might actually be resolved sooner rather than later.
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Wells Fargo’s more contrarian view comes amid a sharp debate over the economic outlook and whether the Federal Reserve should resume rate cuts sooner rather than later.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 July 2025
Some players find that out sooner rather than later, some players are lucky to be in one spot their whole career.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 18 July 2025
Lots of tough questions are facing us, sooner rather than later.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 22 July 2025
Wells Fargo’s more contrarian view comes amid a sharp debate over the economic outlook and whether the Federal Reserve should resume rate cuts sooner rather than later.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 July 2025
Some players find that out sooner rather than later, some players are lucky to be in one spot their whole career.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 18 July 2025
Lots of tough questions are facing us, sooner rather than later.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 July 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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