Is sooner than later grammatically correct?

The traditional expression “sooner rather than later” is now commonly abbreviated to the less logical “sooner than later.” The shorter form is very popular, but is more likely to cause raised eyebrows than the similarly abbreviated expression “long story short.”

How do you use sooner in a sentence?

Sooner Than In A Sentence

1. This was sooner than we anticipated.
2. And sooner than a maiden.
3. I will believe most things sooner than that.
4. Mutton is digested sooner than beef.
5. But she returned sooner than she had expected.
6. She came sooner than we expected.
7. It came sooner than he expected.

Why do people say sooner rather than later?

When we say “sooner rather than later,” what we really mean is soon rather than later. So there is a redundancy to “sooner rather.” Only one is really necessary. Once you become accustomed to “sooner than later,” it starts to sound correct.

What is the difference between sooner and earlier?

“Sooner” can only refer to future events, i.e. those that had yet to happen at the time of conversation. “Earlier” is merely a comparison of more than one points in time, regardless of them being in the past or in the future.

How do you use sooner?

Definition of ‘had sooner’ He walked out with the captain, sure as he did so that here was a man, like his father, who had sooner see him dead.

Would rather sooner grammar?

Would rather/sooner has a meaning similar to would prefer and can be followed by a bare infinitive or by a clause with the past subjunctive or the past perfect subjunctive. There is no difference in meaning between would rather and would sooner , but would rather is more common.

What does sooner the better mean?

As quickly or early as possible, as in As for stopping that check, the sooner the better. This idiom was first recorded in 1477.

What does sooner than you think mean?

an expression stating that something will happen sooner than a time expected or just mentioned.