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1 sooner or later
(eventually: He'll come home sooner or later, I suppose.) anksčiau ar vėliau -
2 no sooner ... than
(when... immediately: No sooner had we set off than we realized we'd left the dog behind.) vos tik -
3 the sooner the better
(as quickly as possible: `When shall I tell him?' `The sooner the better!') kuo greičiau, tuo geriau -
4 soon
[su:n]1) (in a short time from now or from the time mentioned: They'll be here sooner than you think; I hope he arrives soon.) greitai, netrukus2) (early: It's too soon to tell.) anksti3) (willingly: I would sooner stand than sit.) noriai, verčiau•- no sooner... than
- sooner or later
- the sooner the better -
5 early
['ə:li] 1. adverb1) (near the beginning (of a period of time etc): early in my life; early in the afternoon.) anksti2) (sooner than others; sooner than usual; sooner than expected or than the appointed time: He arrived early; She came an hour early.) pirma laiko, anksčiau2. adjective1) (belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc: early morning; in the early part of the century.) ankstyvas2) (belonging to the first stages of development: early musical instruments.) pirmykštis, senasis3) (happening etc sooner than usual or than expected: the baby's early arrival; It's too early to get up yet.) priešlaikinis, (per) ankstyvas4) (prompt: I hope for an early reply to my letter.) greitas•- early bird -
6 accelerate
[ək'seləreit]1) (to increase speed: The driver accelerated to pass the other car.) padidinti greitį2) (to make (something) happen sooner: Worry accelerated his death.) pagreitinti•- accelerator -
7 force someone's hand
(to force someone to do something either which he does not want to do or sooner than he wants to do it.) priversti ką ką nors daryti
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Sooner or Later (disambiguation) — Sooner or Later may refer to:*Sooner or Later, an album by BBMak *Sooner or Later (Murray Head album) *Sooner or Later (song), by Duncan James *Sooner or Later (Madonna song) *Sooner or Later, a song by the Grass Roots *Sooner or Later, a song by … Wikipedia
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sooner or later — {adv. phr.} At some unknown time in the future; sometime. * /John will come back sooner or later./ * /Grandpa is very slow about fixing things around the house, but he always does it sooner or later./ Compare: OR OTHER … Dictionary of American idioms
sooner or later — {adv. phr.} At some unknown time in the future; sometime. * /John will come back sooner or later./ * /Grandpa is very slow about fixing things around the house, but he always does it sooner or later./ Compare: OR OTHER … Dictionary of American idioms
Sooner State — Oklahoma; a nickname. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sooner or Later (Rex Smith album) — Sooner or Later is an album by Rex Smith, released on the Columbia label in 1979. Track listing # You Take My Breath Away # Sooner Or Later # Simply Jessie # Better Than It s Ever Been Before # Love Street # Never Gonna Give You Up # Sway # Oh… … Wikipedia
sooner rather than later — ˌsooner rather than ˈlater idiom after a short time rather than after a long time • We urged them to sort out the problem sooner rather than later. Main entry: ↑soonidiom … Useful english dictionary
Sooner — Soon er, n. In the western United States, one who settles on government land before it is legally open to settlement in order to gain the prior claim that the law gives to the first settler when the land is opened to settlement; hence, any one… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sooner than due — index premature Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sooner than intended — index premature Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
