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SOONER OR LATER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sooner or later mean? 

SOONER OR LATER (adverb)
  The adverb SOONER OR LATER has 1 sense:

1. within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time

  Familiarity information: SOONER OR LATER used as an adverb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SOONER OR LATER (adverb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time

Synonyms:

eventually; in time; one of these days; sooner or later; yet

Context examples:

he will understand eventually / he longed for the flowers that were yet to show themselves / sooner or later you will have to face the facts / in time they came to accept the harsh reality


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