English · Word pair Candidate

sooner or later

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

at some unspecified time in the future

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

vào một thời điểm nào đó trong tương lai

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Literally: earlier or more delayed

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Sources & notes

Listed on Wikipedia “Irreversible binomial” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Equivalents & related

Near equivalent trước sau (adverb) sooner or later; in time Tiếng Việt Near equivalent sớm muộn (adverb) sooner or later; in time Tiếng Việt Near equivalent chẳng chóng thì chầy sooner or later Tiếng Việt

Common questions

What does “sooner or later” mean?

at some unspecified time in the future Literally: earlier or more delayed

Is “sooner or later” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

What is the closest equivalent?

“trước sau” (Tiếng Việt) — near equivalent.