sooner or later

Idioms  

1. Eventually, at some unspecified future time, as in Sooner or later we'll have to answer that letter, or It's bound to stop raining sooner or later. This term, which generally implies that some future event is certain to happen, was first recorded in 1577.

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sooner or later

He adds, "Moreover, sooner or later, there may be another coronavirus pandemic, which means we need to learn all the lessons we can from COVID-19 to be better prepared."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

It nevertheless seems a good bet that, sooner or later and quite likely sooner, the market will succumb to the gravitational pull of insider bearishness.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

“I knew that sooner or later, it would happen to me,” Carlos said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

As the years went by, it became more or less evident that sooner or later I would be asked to do this job.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

As we started our journey back, he answered a question that I would have asked sooner or later.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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