no sooner
idiom
—used to emphasize the short time in which something happens
I had no sooner walked through the door when the phone rang.
No sooner did I walk through the door than the phone rang.
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Filming was delayed by two years due to the pandemic and no sooner had the cameras started rolling in 2022 than the movie’s leading lady Rachel Zegler slammed the story in the 1937 animated classic.
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Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Saldívar was eligible for parole after 30 years, with possible release no sooner than March 30.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
But no sooner had the enthusiastic discourse around operator agents gained speed, it was stopped in its tracks by a scrappy group of engineers in Hangzhou.
—Sriram Nagaswamy, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The company expects employees' termination date to be no sooner than May 1, CNBC reported citing an internal memo sent on Monday.
—Sriparna Roy, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
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Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Saldívar was eligible for parole after 30 years, with possible release no sooner than March 30.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
But no sooner had the enthusiastic discourse around operator agents gained speed, it was stopped in its tracks by a scrappy group of engineers in Hangzhou.
—Sriram Nagaswamy, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The company expects employees' termination date to be no sooner than May 1, CNBC reported citing an internal memo sent on Monday.
—Sriparna Roy, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for no sooner
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“No sooner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20sooner. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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