sooner than later

sooner than later
In the fairly near future; fairly soon.

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  • Sooner or later — Soon Soon (s[=oo]n), adv. [OE. sone, AS. s[=o]na; cf. OFries. s[=o]n, OS. s[=a]na, s[=a]no, OHG. s[=a]r, Goth. suns.] 1. In a short time; shortly after any time specified or supposed; as, soon after sunrise. Sooner said than done. Old Proverb. As …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sooner rather than later — ˌsooner rather than ˈlater idiom after a short time rather than after a long time • We urged them to sort out the problem sooner rather than later. Main entry: ↑soonidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sooner or Later (Rex Smith album) — Sooner or Later is an album by Rex Smith, released on the Columbia label in 1979. Track listing # You Take My Breath Away # Sooner Or Later # Simply Jessie # Better Than It s Ever Been Before # Love Street # Never Gonna Give You Up # Sway # Oh… …   Wikipedia

  • Sooner or Later (song) — Infobox Single Name = Sooner or Later Caption = Artist = Duncan James from Album = Future Past A side = Sooner or Later B side = This Day Released = June 5 2006 Format = CD single Recorded = 2006 Genre = Pop Length = 3:45 Label = Innocent Records …   Wikipedia

  • Later with Jools Holland — ist eine Fernsehsendung für zeitgenössische Musik der britischen Rundfunkanstalt BBC. Moderator der Reihe ist Jools Holland. In jeder Folge werden sowohl etablierte Musiker als auch Newcomer präsentiert, wobei die Spanne vom Solokünstler über… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • sooner — soon|er [ sunər ] adverb * earlier than expected: My prediction has come true sooner than I thought. a new test for detecting certain cancers much sooner than before I d sooner do something SPOKEN used for saying what you would prefer to do: I d… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • sooner — [ˈsuːnə] adv earlier than expected The announcement came sooner than we expected.[/ex] The investigation may be completed sooner than previously thought.[/ex] • I would sooner do sth spoken used for saying what you would prefer to do[/ex] I d… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • sooner — [[t]su͟ːnə(r)[/t]] 1) Sooner is the comparative of soon. 2) PHRASE You say the sooner the better when you think something should be done as soon as possible. Detective Holt said: The kidnapper is a man we must catch and the sooner the better . 3) …   English dictionary

  • sooner */ — UK [ˈsuːnə(r)] / US [ˈsunər] adverb earlier than expected My prediction has come true sooner than I thought. a new test for detecting certain cancers much sooner than before • no sooner ... than used for saying that something happens immediately… …   English dictionary

  • sooner — /ˈsunə/ (say soohnuh) adverb 1. comparative of soon. 2. rather; preferably: I d sooner jump off than climb down. –noun Colloquial 3. a lazy person. 4. a working animal or machine which fails to perform. –phrase 5. sooner or later, eventually. { …  

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