Over
Over adjective - Brought or having come to an end.
Sooner than and over are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sooner than" instead a preposition "Over".
Sooner than
Over and sooner than are semantically related. You can use "Over" instead a preposition phrase "Sooner than".
Both terms in one sentence
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Leaving sooner than that would mean that the money would be turned over to a syndicate in New Jersey.
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Belligerent Sexual Tension: Anna and Gilbert's initial relationship involves a lot of this, though Gilbert gets over being a jerk to her a lot sooner than she forgives him for it.
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After his plan failed even Lex Luthor complained how stupid the whole thing sounded and used it as the pretext to take over the Legion sooner than he planned.
Source: Devolution Device
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Sooner than and Over. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/over/sooner_than
Over & Sooner than. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/over/sooner_than>.
Sooner than or Over. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/over/sooner_than.
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