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sooner or late或早或晚 ;迟早1。It is regrettable that the police were not informed sooner。遗憾的是没有早些报警。2。It was remiss of them not to inform us of these changes sooner。他们粗心大意,没有早一些通知我们这些变化。3。Please get that report done as soon as possible—the sooner the better。请尽快完成那份报告,越快越好。4。I had no sooner lain down than the telephone rang。我刚躺下,电话铃就响了。5。I would have been here sooner,but the rain kept me back。我被雨所阻,否则早已经到了。