How to Use before long in a Sentence

before long

adverb
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  • And before long the new owners had a website but no staff.
    — Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2021
  • There are still some bugs, but Live Captions might be rolling out to the public before long.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Simon Cowell moved up in the world and before long was at RCA.
    — Fred Bronson, Billboard, 3 Mar. 2021
  • This is the section for patients who are not quite sick enough to need the I.C.U. but might get to that point before long.
    — New York Times, 4 Mar. 2021
  • Middleton said crews usually buy personal toiletries and snacks before long trips.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
  • And before long, their apartment was becoming a mini textile factory — rugs were taking over.
    — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2021
  • But a pulse of warmth is in the forecast next week and, before long, buds will be bursting, pollen exploding and our landscape will transform from barren brown to lush green.
    — Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2021
  • While the family's new pet pup has yet to make a public appearance, hopefully the royal dog will step out with the Cambridges before long.
    — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Jan. 2021
  • Some performed more memorably than others, but all of them ended up on a podium with an Oscar in their hands before long, so honestly who’s laughing now?
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Harper’s direction is light and confident, but the movie hinges on the amazing star power of Jessie Buckley, who is going to be a household name before long.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2021
  • Vu took their first bread orders via Instagram comments and messages, and before long, her social media marketing experiment seemed to be taking off.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Jan. 2021
  • The current market suggests that before long, streets will be jammed with Teslas delivering DoorDash meals.
    — Laura Forman, WSJ, 24 Dec. 2020
  • But before long, the agitators determined to find one another were successful - and posturing quickly turned into punching, kicking and wrestling.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 13 Dec. 2020
  • The Browns have been talking to the agents of both players, and will try to get deals done with them before long.
    — cleveland, 19 Mar. 2022
  • The coaches are up and out of their seats before long because this is a treat.
    — EW.com, 13 Oct. 2021
  • At some point before long, driverless trucks will hit the road.
    — Stephen Ritter, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Thanksgiving is near, and before long, the end of this year.
    — Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2022
  • And before long, people came to trust and depend on that work.
    — New York Times, 22 Nov. 2021
  • The flight took off, and before long, Catalina's mother fell asleep.
    — CNN, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Joe Thomas will be wearing a No. 79 jersey to Browns games before long.
    — cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023
  • No doubt, before long the Twins will have a bronze statue of Mauer erected at Target Field.
    — Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Oliver challenged his dad to see who could pick up the most trash and, before long, the pair had picked up more than 3,500 pounds of debris.
    — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 20 Apr. 2021
  • But there is one person who has no doubt that skaters will be trying them before long.
    — Ben Cohen, WSJ, 5 Feb. 2022
  • The trail is mostly paved here and before long the white ribbon of the waterfall comes into view.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 May 2021
  • Guests sip and taste and before long the the hum of easy conversation is only as loud as the sound of nighttime cicadas in the air.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The city updated its signage in a couple of days and before long, the road was also open.
    — Joe Tash, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2023
  • On the radar: Apple could have some company in the $3 trillion club before long.
    — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 14 Dec. 2021
  • But before long, that bubble had become a snow globe, with the world peering in — and shaking things up.
    — Joe Levy, Variety, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The couple tended to the flowers over the next few weeks, and before long, green shoots began to sprout, followed by budding flowers.
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Other automakers dismissed the car as a curiosity, but the Prius was a hit, and before long G.M., Ford and others developed their own hybrids.
    — Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2024

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