before long
adverbDefinition of before long
: in the near future : soon
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Synonyms for before long
Synonyms
anon, by and by, directly, momentarily, presently, shortly, soon
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Examples of before long in a Sentence
the painters ought to be done before long
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But the team expects to have a standard set of offerings hammered out before long. — Dominic Armato, azcentral, "Why you need to check out Deez Buns, a Tempe spot putting an irreverent spin on Asian bao," 3 Sep. 2019 However, before long sections of the crowd broke off and took to the streets. — Time Staff, Time, "Tens of Thousands of Protesters Take to the Streets in Hong Kong in Defiance of a Police Ban," 31 Aug. 2019 Other elite universities followed, and before long university money accounted for more than half the capital in each of the firm’s partnerships. — Avi Asher-schapiro, The New Republic, "The Very Small World of VC," 18 July 2019 Van Jen built a pond for his koi and before long other collectors were asking him to build their ponds. — Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Passion for koi runs in the family," 2 Mar. 2018 And Hasbro last year included a contribution from Power Rangers, My Pet Monster and other entertainment brands acquired just before long-time licensor, Saban Brands, shut down in July 2018. — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, "Disney Consumer Products Hits $54.7B in Retail Sales as Top Global Licensor of 2018," 8 Aug. 2019 And there’s a good chance those lacrosse programs will feel their freshmen’s presence pretty strongly before long. — Mike Nortrup, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Rec Sports Spotlight: Check-Hers 2023 ‘had a lot of fun’ during spring/summer lacrosse season," 27 July 2019 But before long, her infatuation segues into repulsion. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, "Female Friendships Are the Best, Until They Aren't," 20 June 2019 Not Until September Unlike some of its peers, Bank of America is expecting a rate cut before long. — Akane Otani, WSJ, "Markets Bet on Fed Rate Cut—but Goldman, UBS and Others Don’t Agree," 18 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'before long.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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