Also means
sooner
Usage Note
eher softens a statement to mean 'rather' or 'more likely', as in eher unwahrscheinlich ('rather unlikely'). It can also mean 'earlier/sooner' in time. Pair it with je ... eher for 'the sooner ...'.
Examples
"Das ist eher unwahrscheinlich."
Natural Translation
That is rather unlikely.
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