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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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Sooner through the time
Sooner across language varieties
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Common
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