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Sooner vs Earlier - What's the difference?

sooner | earlier |

As adjectives the difference between sooner and earlier

is that sooner is comparative of soon while earlier is comparative of early.

As adverbs the difference between sooner and earlier

is that sooner is comparative of soon while earlier is comparative of early.

As a noun Sooner

is a native or resident of the American state of Oklahoma; a sports competitor representing the University of Oklahoma.

sooner

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (soon)

    • Adverb

    (head)
  • (soon)
  • rather.
    • I would sooner die than marry you!

    Derived terms

    * sooner or later

    Anagrams

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    earlier

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (early)
  • occurring previously
    • I shall be late because I missed the earlier train.

    Adverb

    (head)
  • (early)
  • previously; before now; sooner
    • I shall be late because I didn't start earlier .