sooner rather than later 宜早不宜迟 ; 尽早
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。
The answer, he says, is sooner rather than later.
他说,问题的答案是,越早越好。
A decision should be made sooner rather than later.
相关决策宜早不宜迟。
He says there are some situations where people should get examined sooner rather than later.
VOA: special.2009.09.02
and it's very much focused on what's going to come later rather than...
而且专注的是以后会发生什么而不是……
"I would be more comfortable with the results coming out before the winter, yes,sooner rather than later,".
VOA: standard.2009.09.15
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