Sooner
Jumped-the-gun settler
Sooner is the comparative form of soon, meaning at an earlier time: I wish you'd told me sooner.
It also expresses preference: I'd sooner die than apologize.
No sooner marks immediate sequence: No sooner had we arrived than it started raining.
Sooner or later means eventually, inevitably.
South Central U.S. state
- OUTwo-letter school shorthand
- Norman1066 England conqueror
- land rushMass race for territory
- settlerOne who colonizes territory
pioneer · homesteader · territory · claim · staking · Cherokee · frontier · unassigned
Somewhat, or by preference
- preferablyWith stated preference
- insteadAs a replacement
- willinglyBy free choice
- gladlyWith eager willingness
alternatively · opt · choose · favor · inclined · disposed · readily · happily
At a prior time
- fasterWith more velocity
- quickerMore rapid in pace
- promptlyWithout hesitation or delay
- presentlyAt the current time
shortly · beforehand · advance · ahead · hastily · expedite · accelerate · urgently
At a later time
- ultimatelyIn the end
- finallyAt the end
- boundSecured or destined
- destinedFixed by fate
fated · inevitable · certain · assured · guaranteed · inescapable · unavoidable · matter of time
Oklahoma
South Central U.S. state
settler · pioneer · homesteader · territory · claim · staking · Cherokee · frontier · unassigned · lands
rather
Somewhat, or by preference
- preferablyWith stated preference
- insteadAs a replacement
- willinglyBy free choice
gladly · alternatively · opt · choose · favor · inclined · disposed · readily · happily · better
earlier
At a prior time
presently · shortly · beforehand · advance · ahead · hastily · expedite · accelerate · urgently · immediately
eventually
At a later time
- ultimatelyIn the end
- finallyAt the end
- boundSecured or destined
destined · fated · inevitable · certain · assured · guaranteed · inescapable · unavoidable · matter of time · surely
- DemonymsAmerican, Australian, Canadian, British, Chinese
- mascotsTony the Tiger, Ronald McDonald, Pillsbury Doughboy, Mr. Clean, Geico Gecko
Soonerlater
At a subsequent time
subsequently · eventually · in time · after · following
Soonerlater
At a subsequent time
whenever · patiently · eventually · in good time · unhurriedly
- as soon as possibleAt the earliest time
- sooner or laterAt an unspecified future time
- see you soonCasual temporary farewell
- coming soonArriving in near future
- get well soonWish for quick healing
- as soon asImmediately when something occurs