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Meaning of sooner rather than later | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR C2

Definitions

In the fairly near future; fairly soon.

comparative-only

Examples

“I believe that therapists need to be proactive rather than laissez faire in addressing problems— if not immediately, then sooner rather than later.”
“Their present policy of sterilizing monetary inflows is creating imbalances which suggests, sooner rather than later, they're going to have to, for stability purposes, move their currency.”
“The response rate is probably higher when treatment is applied sooner rather than later after diagnosis and to children with VSAA rather than AA.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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