sooner rather than later before much time has gone by 越早越好： I would be grateful if you would come to your senses sooner rather than later. 你要是能早点恢复理智我就谢天谢地了。 ˌsooner rather than ˈlaterafter a short time rather than after a long time赶早不赶晚；及早We urged them to sort out the problem sooner rather than later.我们敦促他们及早解决那个问题。 |