What is the opposite of “Expiring Soon”?





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What is the opposite of "Expiring Soon". I want to sort a list based on these two options based on the expiry date.



For example, say you've rented some films on your set top box and you're looking at the list of them. I want to show the options:




Sort by




  • expiring soon

  • expiring ???







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    The true opposite is "lasting forever".

    – Peter Shor
    Jun 25 '12 at 12:16








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    Can't you just say "expiration date ascending" and "expiration date descending"?

    – Matt E. Эллен♦
    Jun 25 '12 at 12:17






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    To figure out the best term, I think you should examine your use-case. Why would a user want to see the items whose expiration-dates are furthest in the future? What are they really looking for? Once you know that, you can come up with an intuitive name that will make sense to the user who needs it.

    – ruakh
    Jun 25 '12 at 12:36








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    STB? Strange Tabernacle Box?

    – Matt E. Эллен♦
    Jun 25 '12 at 12:46






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    Not every phrase has an exact opposite.

    – simchona
    Jun 25 '12 at 12:57


















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What is the opposite of "Expiring Soon". I want to sort a list based on these two options based on the expiry date.



For example, say you've rented some films on your set top box and you're looking at the list of them. I want to show the options:




Sort by




  • expiring soon

  • expiring ???







antonyms







share|improve this question




















  • 4





    The true opposite is "lasting forever".

    – Peter Shor
    Jun 25 '12 at 12:16








  • 13





    Can't you just say "expiration date ascending" and "expiration date descending"?

    – Matt E. Эллен♦
    Jun 25 '12 at 12:17






  • 4





    To figure out the best term, I think you should examine your use-case. Why would a user want to see the items whose expiration-dates are furthest in the future? What are they really looking for? Once you know that, you can come up with an intuitive name that will make sense to the user who needs it.

    – ruakh
    Jun 25 '12 at 12:36








  • 1





    STB? Strange Tabernacle Box?

    – Matt E. Эллен♦
    Jun 25 '12 at 12:46






  • 4





    Not every phrase has an exact opposite.

    – simchona
    Jun 25 '12 at 12:57














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What is the opposite of "Expiring Soon". I want to sort a list based on these two options based on the expiry date.



For example, say you've rented some films on your set top box and you're looking at the list of them. I want to show the options:




Sort by




  • expiring soon

  • expiring ???







antonyms







share|improve this question
















What is the opposite of "Expiring Soon". I want to sort a list based on these two options based on the expiry date.



For example, say you've rented some films on your set top box and you're looking at the list of them. I want to show the options:




Sort by




  • expiring soon

  • expiring ???







antonyms




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  • 4





    The true opposite is "lasting forever".

    – Peter Shor
    Jun 25 '12 at 12:16








  • 13





    Can't you just say "expiration date ascending" and "expiration date descending"?

    – Matt E. Эллен♦
    Jun 25 '12 at 12:17






  • 4





    To figure out the best term, I think you should examine your use-case. Why would a user want to see the items whose expiration-dates are furthest in the future? What are they really looking for? Once you know that, you can come up with an intuitive name that will make sense to the user who needs it.

    – ruakh
    Jun 25 '12 at 12:36








  • 1





    STB? Strange Tabernacle Box?

    – Matt E. Эллен♦
    Jun 25 '12 at 12:46






  • 4





    Not every phrase has an exact opposite.

    – simchona
    Jun 25 '12 at 12:57














  • 4





    The true opposite is "lasting forever".

    – Peter Shor
    Jun 25 '12 at 12:16








  • 13





    Can't you just say "expiration date ascending" and "expiration date descending"?

    – Matt E. Эллен♦
    Jun 25 '12 at 12:17






  • 4





    To figure out the best term, I think you should examine your use-case. Why would a user want to see the items whose expiration-dates are furthest in the future? What are they really looking for? Once you know that, you can come up with an intuitive name that will make sense to the user who needs it.

    – ruakh
    Jun 25 '12 at 12:36








  • 1





    STB? Strange Tabernacle Box?

    – Matt E. Эллен♦
    Jun 25 '12 at 12:46






  • 4





    Not every phrase has an exact opposite.

    – simchona
    Jun 25 '12 at 12:57








4




4





The true opposite is "lasting forever".

– Peter Shor
Jun 25 '12 at 12:16







The true opposite is "lasting forever".

– Peter Shor
Jun 25 '12 at 12:16






13




13





Can't you just say "expiration date ascending" and "expiration date descending"?

– Matt E. Эллен♦
Jun 25 '12 at 12:17





Can't you just say "expiration date ascending" and "expiration date descending"?

– Matt E. Эллен♦
Jun 25 '12 at 12:17




4




4





To figure out the best term, I think you should examine your use-case. Why would a user want to see the items whose expiration-dates are furthest in the future? What are they really looking for? Once you know that, you can come up with an intuitive name that will make sense to the user who needs it.

– ruakh
Jun 25 '12 at 12:36







To figure out the best term, I think you should examine your use-case. Why would a user want to see the items whose expiration-dates are furthest in the future? What are they really looking for? Once you know that, you can come up with an intuitive name that will make sense to the user who needs it.

– ruakh
Jun 25 '12 at 12:36






1




1





STB? Strange Tabernacle Box?

– Matt E. Эллен♦
Jun 25 '12 at 12:46





STB? Strange Tabernacle Box?

– Matt E. Эллен♦
Jun 25 '12 at 12:46




4




4





Not every phrase has an exact opposite.

– simchona
Jun 25 '12 at 12:57





Not every phrase has an exact opposite.

– simchona
Jun 25 '12 at 12:57










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For your example of sorting a user interface, I would use superlatives:




  • expiring soonest

  • expiring latest


It's difficult to find an opposite for soon that is useful because it's not specific enough. Using superlatives, in this case, tell us that we're looking at the dates in question, not some subjective notion of what soon means.






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    Or "expiring sooner", "expiring later"

    – Mr. Shiny and New 安宇
    Jun 25 '12 at 13:01



















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"Sort by: Expiring soon" sounds like a Boolean. I think that to express what you actually want to do you should look at terms like




Sort by:




  • Expiring soonest first

  • Expiring latest first







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  • I agree with this in principle, but I'd probably write it out as "Sort by: Expiration (soonest first)".

    – Doug Warren
    Jul 22 '15 at 18:17





















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Considering your use case, a user interface, I would have a input titled "Expires", and offer two sort options: "Sooner", and "Later".






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    Sort by




    "Sort by expiration date".




    I want to show the options: Sort by expiring soon




    I'd say this is a bad gui design.



    Put data into table (multi-column), add header to the table, allow user to sort data by clicking column's header, indicate sort direction using arrows or unicode "triangle" symbol (pointing up/down). This is a fairly standard behavior.






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    • That's a fairly standard behavior on web-pages (which a user typically interacts with via a mouse), but I don't think it's very common in STB applications (which a user typically interacts with via a remote control). STB applications are getting richer every year, and your advice will probably be good advice someday (assuming digital cable is still around by then), but right now I'm not sure it's really practical.

      – ruakh
      Jun 25 '12 at 20:52



















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    In the case of food items, "shelf-stable" and "perishable" are the two relevant antonyms.



    If you're categorizing stuff for storage, you might be more quantitative, and call your categories "expiring within 7 days" and "expiry 8 days or beyond", adjusting the numbers to suit your purpose. Never mind how you phrase the category names, "soon" is going to be ambiguous.






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      For your example of sorting a user interface, I would use superlatives:




      • expiring soonest

      • expiring latest


      It's difficult to find an opposite for soon that is useful because it's not specific enough. Using superlatives, in this case, tell us that we're looking at the dates in question, not some subjective notion of what soon means.






      share|improve this answer



















      • 6





        Or "expiring sooner", "expiring later"

        – Mr. Shiny and New 安宇
        Jun 25 '12 at 13:01
















      9














      For your example of sorting a user interface, I would use superlatives:




      • expiring soonest

      • expiring latest


      It's difficult to find an opposite for soon that is useful because it's not specific enough. Using superlatives, in this case, tell us that we're looking at the dates in question, not some subjective notion of what soon means.






      share|improve this answer



















      • 6





        Or "expiring sooner", "expiring later"

        – Mr. Shiny and New 安宇
        Jun 25 '12 at 13:01














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      9







      For your example of sorting a user interface, I would use superlatives:




      • expiring soonest

      • expiring latest


      It's difficult to find an opposite for soon that is useful because it's not specific enough. Using superlatives, in this case, tell us that we're looking at the dates in question, not some subjective notion of what soon means.






      share|improve this answer













      For your example of sorting a user interface, I would use superlatives:




      • expiring soonest

      • expiring latest


      It's difficult to find an opposite for soon that is useful because it's not specific enough. Using superlatives, in this case, tell us that we're looking at the dates in question, not some subjective notion of what soon means.







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      • 6





        Or "expiring sooner", "expiring later"

        – Mr. Shiny and New 安宇
        Jun 25 '12 at 13:01














      • 6





        Or "expiring sooner", "expiring later"

        – Mr. Shiny and New 安宇
        Jun 25 '12 at 13:01








      6




      6





      Or "expiring sooner", "expiring later"

      – Mr. Shiny and New 安宇
      Jun 25 '12 at 13:01





      Or "expiring sooner", "expiring later"

      – Mr. Shiny and New 安宇
      Jun 25 '12 at 13:01













      3














      "Sort by: Expiring soon" sounds like a Boolean. I think that to express what you actually want to do you should look at terms like




      Sort by:




      • Expiring soonest first

      • Expiring latest first







      share|improve this answer
























      • I agree with this in principle, but I'd probably write it out as "Sort by: Expiration (soonest first)".

        – Doug Warren
        Jul 22 '15 at 18:17


















      3














      "Sort by: Expiring soon" sounds like a Boolean. I think that to express what you actually want to do you should look at terms like




      Sort by:




      • Expiring soonest first

      • Expiring latest first







      share|improve this answer
























      • I agree with this in principle, but I'd probably write it out as "Sort by: Expiration (soonest first)".

        – Doug Warren
        Jul 22 '15 at 18:17
















      3












      3








      3







      "Sort by: Expiring soon" sounds like a Boolean. I think that to express what you actually want to do you should look at terms like




      Sort by:




      • Expiring soonest first

      • Expiring latest first







      share|improve this answer













      "Sort by: Expiring soon" sounds like a Boolean. I think that to express what you actually want to do you should look at terms like




      Sort by:




      • Expiring soonest first

      • Expiring latest first








      share|improve this answer












      share|improve this answer



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      • I agree with this in principle, but I'd probably write it out as "Sort by: Expiration (soonest first)".

        – Doug Warren
        Jul 22 '15 at 18:17





















      • I agree with this in principle, but I'd probably write it out as "Sort by: Expiration (soonest first)".

        – Doug Warren
        Jul 22 '15 at 18:17



















      I agree with this in principle, but I'd probably write it out as "Sort by: Expiration (soonest first)".

      – Doug Warren
      Jul 22 '15 at 18:17







      I agree with this in principle, but I'd probably write it out as "Sort by: Expiration (soonest first)".

      – Doug Warren
      Jul 22 '15 at 18:17













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      Considering your use case, a user interface, I would have a input titled "Expires", and offer two sort options: "Sooner", and "Later".






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        Considering your use case, a user interface, I would have a input titled "Expires", and offer two sort options: "Sooner", and "Later".






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          Considering your use case, a user interface, I would have a input titled "Expires", and offer two sort options: "Sooner", and "Later".






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          Considering your use case, a user interface, I would have a input titled "Expires", and offer two sort options: "Sooner", and "Later".







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              Sort by




              "Sort by expiration date".




              I want to show the options: Sort by expiring soon




              I'd say this is a bad gui design.



              Put data into table (multi-column), add header to the table, allow user to sort data by clicking column's header, indicate sort direction using arrows or unicode "triangle" symbol (pointing up/down). This is a fairly standard behavior.






              share|improve this answer


























              • That's a fairly standard behavior on web-pages (which a user typically interacts with via a mouse), but I don't think it's very common in STB applications (which a user typically interacts with via a remote control). STB applications are getting richer every year, and your advice will probably be good advice someday (assuming digital cable is still around by then), but right now I'm not sure it's really practical.

                – ruakh
                Jun 25 '12 at 20:52
















              1















              Sort by




              "Sort by expiration date".




              I want to show the options: Sort by expiring soon




              I'd say this is a bad gui design.



              Put data into table (multi-column), add header to the table, allow user to sort data by clicking column's header, indicate sort direction using arrows or unicode "triangle" symbol (pointing up/down). This is a fairly standard behavior.






              share|improve this answer


























              • That's a fairly standard behavior on web-pages (which a user typically interacts with via a mouse), but I don't think it's very common in STB applications (which a user typically interacts with via a remote control). STB applications are getting richer every year, and your advice will probably be good advice someday (assuming digital cable is still around by then), but right now I'm not sure it's really practical.

                – ruakh
                Jun 25 '12 at 20:52














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              1








              Sort by




              "Sort by expiration date".




              I want to show the options: Sort by expiring soon




              I'd say this is a bad gui design.



              Put data into table (multi-column), add header to the table, allow user to sort data by clicking column's header, indicate sort direction using arrows or unicode "triangle" symbol (pointing up/down). This is a fairly standard behavior.






              share|improve this answer
















              Sort by




              "Sort by expiration date".




              I want to show the options: Sort by expiring soon




              I'd say this is a bad gui design.



              Put data into table (multi-column), add header to the table, allow user to sort data by clicking column's header, indicate sort direction using arrows or unicode "triangle" symbol (pointing up/down). This is a fairly standard behavior.







              share|improve this answer














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              • That's a fairly standard behavior on web-pages (which a user typically interacts with via a mouse), but I don't think it's very common in STB applications (which a user typically interacts with via a remote control). STB applications are getting richer every year, and your advice will probably be good advice someday (assuming digital cable is still around by then), but right now I'm not sure it's really practical.

                – ruakh
                Jun 25 '12 at 20:52



















              • That's a fairly standard behavior on web-pages (which a user typically interacts with via a mouse), but I don't think it's very common in STB applications (which a user typically interacts with via a remote control). STB applications are getting richer every year, and your advice will probably be good advice someday (assuming digital cable is still around by then), but right now I'm not sure it's really practical.

                – ruakh
                Jun 25 '12 at 20:52

















              That's a fairly standard behavior on web-pages (which a user typically interacts with via a mouse), but I don't think it's very common in STB applications (which a user typically interacts with via a remote control). STB applications are getting richer every year, and your advice will probably be good advice someday (assuming digital cable is still around by then), but right now I'm not sure it's really practical.

              – ruakh
              Jun 25 '12 at 20:52





              That's a fairly standard behavior on web-pages (which a user typically interacts with via a mouse), but I don't think it's very common in STB applications (which a user typically interacts with via a remote control). STB applications are getting richer every year, and your advice will probably be good advice someday (assuming digital cable is still around by then), but right now I'm not sure it's really practical.

              – ruakh
              Jun 25 '12 at 20:52











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              In the case of food items, "shelf-stable" and "perishable" are the two relevant antonyms.



              If you're categorizing stuff for storage, you might be more quantitative, and call your categories "expiring within 7 days" and "expiry 8 days or beyond", adjusting the numbers to suit your purpose. Never mind how you phrase the category names, "soon" is going to be ambiguous.






              share|improve this answer




























                1














                In the case of food items, "shelf-stable" and "perishable" are the two relevant antonyms.



                If you're categorizing stuff for storage, you might be more quantitative, and call your categories "expiring within 7 days" and "expiry 8 days or beyond", adjusting the numbers to suit your purpose. Never mind how you phrase the category names, "soon" is going to be ambiguous.






                share|improve this answer


























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                  In the case of food items, "shelf-stable" and "perishable" are the two relevant antonyms.



                  If you're categorizing stuff for storage, you might be more quantitative, and call your categories "expiring within 7 days" and "expiry 8 days or beyond", adjusting the numbers to suit your purpose. Never mind how you phrase the category names, "soon" is going to be ambiguous.






                  share|improve this answer













                  In the case of food items, "shelf-stable" and "perishable" are the two relevant antonyms.



                  If you're categorizing stuff for storage, you might be more quantitative, and call your categories "expiring within 7 days" and "expiry 8 days or beyond", adjusting the numbers to suit your purpose. Never mind how you phrase the category names, "soon" is going to be ambiguous.







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