sooner+or+later
131With the soonest — Soon Soon (s[=oo]n), adv. [OE. sone, AS. s[=o]na; cf. OFries. s[=o]n, OS. s[=a]na, s[=a]no, OHG. s[=a]r, Goth. suns.] 1. In a short time; shortly after any time specified or supposed; as, soon after sunrise. Sooner said than done. Old Proverb. As …
132ǽr — 1. adv ere, before that, soon, formerly, beforehand, previously, already, lately, till, until, some time ago, just now; [cmp ǽror; spl ǽrost, ǽrest, ǽrst]; cmp ǽror sooner, earlier; spl ǽrost just now, first of all; early, prematurely; on ǽr; ǽr… …
