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Definitions

before long

ADVERB

presently

Synonyms

STRONGEST

immediately soon

STRONG

shortly

WEAK

anon before you know it by and by directly down the line down the pike down the road in a minute in a moment in a short time now nowadays pretty soon today without delay

Antonyms

STRONGEST

later never

WEAK

eventually

ADVERB

shortly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

quickly soon

STRONG

presently

WEAK

anon any minute now by and by in a little while proximately

Antonyms

WEAK

later

ADVERB

soon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

directly early instantly promptly quickly rapidly shortly speedily

STRONG

presently

WEAK

anon any minute now betimes by and by coming down the pike ere long expeditiously fast fleetly forthwith hastily in a little while in a minute in a second in a short time in due time in short order in time lickety-split on time posthaste pronto quick short

Antonyms

STRONGEST

late later

WEAK

distant far never

ADVERB

then

Synonyms

STRONGEST

again formerly later next suddenly

WEAK

all at once anon at that instant at that moment at that point at that time on that occasion soon after thereupon when years ago

Antonyms

STRONGEST

earlier

Example Sentences

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This will quickly feel mundane, and before long you’ll be trying to talk to all your appliances.

From The Wall Street Journal

Long shadows promised it would be dark before long, but Eulie and Violet were still working outside.

From Literature

The first whistles delivered by Hector Flores were gone before long.

From Los Angeles Times

“We doubt the latest news changes much on that front—so, we expect the stock market to rally before long.”

From Barron's

I follow the one path that angles down and sure enough, before long, I’m in a gulley.

From Literature

before long

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