English Explanatory Dictionary

no sooner than

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see no, sooner, than.
conj
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see no, sooner, than.
  2. At the moment when; instantaneously after; immediately after.
  3. Used to indicate that the second action mentioned is as likely as, or is preferred to, the first action mentioned.

Word forms

no sooner than

Synonyms

after as soon as once immediately instantly hardly

Antonyms

no later than before

Related words

terminus post quem
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