sooner rather than later
phrase
: without too much delay : soon
We need to fix this problem sooner rather than later.
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Which means advances in goods shipment must be achieved sooner rather than later not to bring harm to the trucking industry, but to avoid the necessity of not just more trucks on roads populated with passenger vehicles, but much bigger ones.
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John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
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John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
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“Sooner rather than later.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sooner%20rather%20than%20later. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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