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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Example Sentences

He and Pa were pretty close, and I’d get found out sooner or later if I ran.

From Literature

He had always guessed that Tiamat would have to go home sooner or later.

From Literature

"Nothing you love is lost. Not really. Things, people—they always go away, sooner or later. You can't hold them, any more than you can hold moonlight. But if they've touched you, if they're inside you, then they're still yours. The only things you ever really have are the ones you hold inside your heart."

From Literature

He knew he would get over this, sooner or later.

From Literature

Many of us will have to become more comfortable with AI tools sooner or later to keep up with our peers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• eventually
• someday
• sometime