Sooner or later
Example: Sooner or later, everyone learns to ride a bike.
Definition
"Sooner or later" is an expression used to indicate that something will happen at an unspecified time in the future, either relatively soon or after some delay. It implies inevitability, as in the phrase: 'Sooner or later, everyone learns to ride a bike.'
Etymology
The phrase "sooner or later" originates from the comparative forms of the adverbs 'soon' and 'late,' combined to express an eventual outcome regardless of timing. It has been used in English since at least the 16th century to convey that something is bound to occur, whether in the near or distant future.
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"Sooner or later" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A2) - set 1", containing 104 commonly used expressions.
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