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Meanings of sooner in English

Portuguese
preferivelmente

More readily or willingly.

        preferivelmente
        Portuguese
        mais cedo

        Comparatives of `soon' or `early'

              mais cedo

              A native or resident of Oklahoma.

                    Usage of sooner in English
                    1
                    He simply thought it more likely to happen later rather than sooner.
                    Star Trek: Myriad Universes: Shattered Light
                    2
                    In fact I had started to wish I'd left five minutes sooner.
                    Bag of Bones
                    3
                    He said the project needs to be started sooner rather than later.
                    Radio NZ
                    4
                    But sooner or later they will change and take on new forms.
                    Sympathy for the devil
                    5
                    It may be diagnosed sooner in couples with an obvious known problem.
                    The Irish Times
                    6
                    The sooner you get the right answer, the more points you score.
                    Wired
                    7
                    If a vaccine is especially effective, companies could have their answer sooner.
                    Reuters
                    8
                    But sooner or later, Apple will probably have to address the problem.
                    The Verge
                    9
                    And sooner or later, the true facts are going to come out.
                    The Case of the Gold-Digger’s Purse
                    10
                    Introducing English sooner did not support the kura kaupapa objective, she said.
                    Radio NZ
                    11
                    Of course, they knew winter was going to win sooner or later.
                    Blue noon
                    12
                    In fact, I thought he might go a bit sooner, Trump said.
                    Reuters
                    13
                    Vickers said market discipline might even force banks to act much sooner.
                    Reuters
                    14
                    Mayor Tania Gibson said the partial opening had happened sooner than expected.
                    Radio NZ
                    15
                    Many believe we may be welcoming the young sprout sooner than expected.
                    The South African
                    16
                    There's no question about it, it's got to happen sooner or later.
                    Radio NZ
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                    Translations for sooner
                    Sooner through the time
                    Sooner across language varieties
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                    Common
                    Canada
                    Common
                    United States of America
                    Common
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