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  whichever is the sooner /wɪtʃˈɛvəɹ ɪz ðə sˈuːnə/
  je nachdem, was zuerst eintritt [jur.]
   see: take place, happen, occur, eventuate, taking place, happening, occurring, eventuating, taken place, happened, occurred, eventuated, it takes place, it happens, it occurs, it eventuates, it took place, it happened, it occurred, it eventuated, follow sth., come after sth., No reply has been received to date., The detonation takes place within a few seconds.