sooner or later

sooner or later
sooner or later
eventually; in the short term or in the long term. •

He'll have to pay the bill sooner or later.

She'll get what she deserves sooner or later.

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{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. 2013.

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