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Examples of before long in a Sentence
the painters ought to be done before long
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East Orlando’s Chicago transplants — along with UCF student imports from the Midwest — will feel a little less homesick before long as Portillo’s has a new location planned for Waterford Lakes Town Center.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2024
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—Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
The English actress stated that before long, her feelings were too strong to deny.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
My grandparents moved into the house overlooking Lake Montebello alongside a couple of other Black families and, before long, all that remained of its former white Protestant residents was the statue of Martin Luther perched in an open field.
—Brittany N. Williams, Baltimore Sun, 5 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1585, in the meaning defined above
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“Before long.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/before%20long. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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before long
adverb
: in the near future : soon
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