before long

before long
adverb
in the near future (Freq. 1)
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the doctor will soon be here

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the book will appear shortly

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she will arrive presently

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we should have news before long

• Syn: ↑soon, ↑shortly, ↑presently

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SOON, shortly, presently, in the near future, in a little while, by and by, in a minute, in a moment, in a second; informal anon, in a jiffy; Brit. informal in a tick, in two ticks, in a mo; dated directly; poetic/literary ere long.
→ long

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before long or (poetic or facetious) ere long
Soon
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Main Entry: ↑long

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before long phrase
soon

She joined the company in 1995, and before long she was promoted to sales manager.

Thesaurus: soon and as soon as possiblesynonym
Main entry: long

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before long
: in a short amount of time : ↑soon

They said they would be finished before long.

Before long the light rain had turned into a heavy downpour.

We expect them to arrive before long. [=before much longer]

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Main Entry: ↑long

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