sooner than later
Before too long
Sooner than later means before much time passes, with some urgency—closer to now than to some indefinite future point.
It's a compressed form of "sooner rather than later" that has become common in casual speech: We need to address this sooner than later.
The phrase emphasizes preference for promptness without specifying an exact deadline.
- expedientlyIn a practical manner
- anytime nowImpending without fixed timing
- any minute nowOn the verge of occurring
- promptlyWithout hesitation or delay
- right awayWithout pause or delay
at once · imminently · urgently · time is of the essence · shortly · in no time · proactivity · immediacy · timeliness · instantly · rapidly · decisiveness · forthwith · quickly · directly · time-sensitive · haste · preemptively
sooner than latereventually
At a later time
in due time · at some point · down the road · sometime · one of these days
sooner than laterwhenever
At any occasion
never · at your leisure · indefinitely · no rush · take your time
soon, sooner, soonest, late, later, latest, lately, lateness, than