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

When the dust settles, sooner or later, this should be bullish for bonds.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026

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

Lacy expects new music from the full band sooner or later.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

“If you believed in Divine Providence, as most Americans did,” the author writes, “you knew that slavery, sooner or later, was going to tear America apart.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

"He must have been waiting there, knowing I'd turn up to see my parents sooner or later."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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