sooner

No sooner said than done.

something that you say when something is done as soon as someone asks for it or suggests it. 'Would you mind closing the window for a while?' 'No sooner said than done.'

See also: done, said

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no sooner do something than do something else

immediately after one thing happens another thing happens. I had no sooner gotten my bags unpacked than I felt as if I had never been on vacation. He was no sooner graduated than he was on his way to California. She no sooner completed one project than she invested the profits in the next.

no sooner than something

not before a particular time. The new drug is expected to be ready no sooner than early next year.

sooner or later

at some time in the future. Don't worry, sooner or later the cat will come home.

See also: later