the tooter the sweeter

adverb

the sooner the better (it is better if something happens or is done soon)

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Meanings

adverbthe tooter the sweeter (not comparable)
  1. not comparablethe sooner the better (it is better if something happens or is done soon)

Origin

From toot sweet, a phonetic rendering of French tout de suite (“immediately”) into English-looking words, then jokingly treated as two English adverbs that can be used in comparative forms.

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APA

the tooter the sweeter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20tooter%20the%20sweeter

MLA

“the tooter the sweeter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20tooter%20the%20sweeter. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “the tooter the sweeter,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20tooter%20the%20sweeter.

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