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sooner or later
[ˈsuːnər ɔːr ˈleɪtər]
adverbial phrase
mais cedo ou mais tarde
1.
at some point in the future; inevitably in time
You will have to face this problem sooner or later.
Você terá que enfrentar este problema mais cedo ou mais tarde.
2.
eventually; at an unspecified future time
Sooner or later, everyone makes mistakes.
Mais cedo ou mais tarde, todos cometem erros.
Synonyms
eventually
in time
ultimately
at some point
inevitably
Antonyms
never
not at all
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
mais cedo ou mais tarde
standard usage throughout Brazil
São Paulo
cedo ou tarde
informal shortened variant
Portugal
mais cedo ou mais tarde
standard usage in Portugal
General Brazilian
tarde ou cedo
less common variant, reverse order
Related Idioms & Phrases
the inevitable will happen
it's just a matter of time
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