Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sooner or later

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables: soon-er or later
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Eventually, at some undetermined time in the not-too-distant future.

Example Sentences

"He’ll turn up sooner or later."
"Sooner or later / You hit the deck, you get found out / Save it for later / Don't run away and let me down"

Phrases

for better or worse sooner than later

Frequently Paired Words

for better or worse sooner than later

Synonyms

one day one of these days some day someday

Questions

What does sooner or later mean?: Eventually, at some undetermined time in the not-too-distant future.

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