"faster" or "sooner"

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Pierce111

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In sentence
"The exam will take palce faster than we were told."
is "faster" (or "quicker") a proper word or should there be "sooner"?
 

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You need 'sooner' or 'earlier'.
 

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Thanks. One more thing about the time, is it ok. to say
"The closest (nearest) exam will take place on Monday."
?
 

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The next exam.
 

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Any other option?
 
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