sooner

[soo-ner] / ˈsu nər /

ADJECTIVE

beforehand

Synonyms

STRONGEST

earlier

STRONG

ahead

WEAK

advanced ahead of time already ante antecedently before before now fore in advance in anticipation precedently precocious previous previously

ADVERB

before

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ahead back previously since

WEAK

afore aforetime ante antecedently anteriorly before present ere fore former formerly forward heretofore in advance in days of yore in front in the old days in the past past precendently previous up to now

Antonyms

WEAK

after afterward behind later

ADVERB

rather

Synonyms

STRONGEST

willingly

WEAK

alternately alternatively as a matter of choice by choice by preference first in lieu of in preference just as soon more readily more willingly much sooner

Antonyms

WEAK

extremely insignificantly little violently

Example Sentences

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“I wish I had started sooner,” Wedel said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“You can negotiate the commission,” and depending on the agent and the insurer issuing the policy, you can save a bundle and start accumulating cash value sooner.

From MarketWatch

If I had, we could have caught this sooner.

From The Wall Street Journal

But he said the January report was likely to "ease the path towards a cut in rates sooner rather than later".

From BBC

Social Security, which provides benefits to about 70 million Americans, could run out of money sooner than expected, according to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office.

From MarketWatch

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