Local English word record

before long

adverb · 1 sense

in the near future

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Examples

  • the doctor will soon be here
  • the book will appear shortly
  • she will arrive presently
  • we should have news before long

Word relationships

Synonyms

soon, shortly, presently

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This page uses the locally materialized K5English vocabulary cohort. WordNet, where present, is enrichment only and does not determine K-5 admission.

Princeton WordNet 3.0