as in eventually
at a later time
sooner or later, the police are going to track down the burglar
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Recent Examples of sooner or later
But the talent remains for both of these guys - players with this sort of ability piece it together sooner or later most of the time.
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Tony Blengino, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
His success there has been followed closely at the Bernabeu — where many see him as the obvious candidate to replace the now 65-year-old Ancelotti, sooner or later.
—Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Even without the asteroid impact, the dinosaurs would have died out, sooner or later, because that’s what living things do, Gee notes.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Obtuse comments aside, the painfully predictable Owen-finds-another-woman side plot is bound to hurt Teddy sooner or later.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
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Tony Blengino, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
His success there has been followed closely at the Bernabeu — where many see him as the obvious candidate to replace the now 65-year-old Ancelotti, sooner or later.
—Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Even without the asteroid impact, the dinosaurs would have died out, sooner or later, because that’s what living things do, Gee notes.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Obtuse comments aside, the painfully predictable Owen-finds-another-woman side plot is bound to hurt Teddy sooner or later.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sooner or later
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For large portion of this year, Pope Francis resided at Rome's Gemelli University Hospital due to a litany of health issues, including bilateral pneumonia, before eventually succumbing to a stroke and irreversible heart failure.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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In the Vice President’s telling, love emanates in concentric circles, beginning with those closest to us and eventually to the rest of the world.—
Randall Balmer,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Another goal and dream of mine is to someday do a world tour that will be even bigger than my upcoming Hibana tour.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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Some of the soccer-group members were fathers, or aspired to be someday.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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Travis Sanheim, meanwhile, was never the same after the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament, at one point going 15 straight games without a point, and finally ending a 40-game goal drought on March 22.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Florida finally got its second two-star Michelin restaurant.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Sooner or later.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sooner%20or%20later. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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