ONE PHRASE, IN CONTEXT

sooner or later

迟早；早晚

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GET TO KNOW THE MEANING

读懂它，也学会这样说。

1 个义项

迟早；早晚

阅读表达精选（建议基础，暂定）：强调某事终将发生。

IN A SENTENCE

If the team keeps ignoring the loose railing, someone will get hurt sooner or later.
如果团队一直不处理松动的栏杆，迟早会有人受伤。

来源：Expression V2 原创例句 · Expression V2段 sooner-or-later example 1Expression V2 创作

So, sooner or later, politicians reach a point where one more commercial just can't justify its cost.
所以，政客迟早会遇到这样一个节点：再投放一条商业广告也无法证明其成本合理。

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Sooner or later, the leak will damage the ceiling if we do not fix it.
如果不修，这处漏水迟早会损坏天花板。

来源：Expression Original Learning Examples — 口语必备库 — batch12 · Expression Editorial Team段 editorial-base-sooner-or-laterOriginal English example and Chinese translation written for Expression; no third-party sentence text is reproduced.

Sooner or later, she would discover the truth.
她迟早会发现真相。

来源：Expression 原创小说语境例句 — 首批精选 2026-11-07 · Expression / AI 原创例句段 reading-starter-c8f58367037479eb-1项目 AI 原创学习例句；非真实新闻报道或作品摘录

Sooner or later, the village would discover who had been lighting the abandoned tower.
村民迟早会发现，是谁一直在点亮那座废弃的塔。

来源：Expression 原创小说语境例句 — 首批精选 2026-11-07 · Expression / AI 原创例句段 reading-starter-c8f58367037479eb-2项目 AI 原创学习例句；非真实新闻报道或作品摘录