"__ rather than later, please" (6)
I believe the answer is:
sooner
(Other definitions for sooner that I've seen before include "More readily; earlier" , "Earlier; more willingly" , "Rather" , "At an earlier time" , "native of Oklahoma" .)
I believe the answer is:
sooner
(Other definitions for sooner that I've seen before include "More readily; earlier" , "Earlier; more willingly" , "Rather" , "At an earlier time" , "native of Oklahoma" .)