sooner or later
sooner or later adverb: eventually, at some undetermined time in the not-too-distant future.
Adverb
sooner or later (not comparable)
- Eventually, at some undetermined time in the not-too-distant future.
- 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 down1982, The English Beat, “Save It for Later”, in Special Beat Service
- Synonyms:
- one day, one of these days, some day, someday
sooner or later meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Thai and Vietnamese
sooner or later in Tamil
- எப்போதாவது, முன்னோ பின்னோ
sooner or later in Arabic
- set phrase; eventually
- عَاجِلاً أَم آجِلاً ʕājilan ʔam ʔājilan, عَاجِلاً أَو آجِلاً ʕājilan ʔaw ʔājilan, فِي نِهَايَةِ الْمَطَافِ fī nihāyati l-maṭāfi
sooner or later in Thai
- set phrase; eventually
- ไม่ช้าก็เร็ว
sooner or later in Vietnamese
- set phrase; eventually
- sớm muộn, trước sau, chẳng chóng thì chầy
Synonyms of sooner or later
Questions about sooner or later
- What does sooner or later mean?
- Sooner or later means eventually, at some undetermined time in the not-too-distant future.
- What is sooner or later in Tamil?
- Sooner or later in Tamil is எப்போதாவது, முன்னோ பின்னோ. See Sooner or later meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is sooner or later?
- Sooner or later is an adverb.
Words near sooner or later in the dictionary
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