How to Use before long in a Sentence

before long

adverb
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  • If all goes right, 30 teams have courts available again before long.
    — Tim Reynolds, The Denver Post, 6 May 2020
  • Fleming made a call and before long, Del flew over to Xavier for a visit.
    — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 8 July 2020
  • But the family went about the day and, before long, the kids were sitting down in front of laptops for their first day of distance learning.
    — oregonlive, 22 Sep. 2020
  • Hopefully the same upward trend will occur in the U.S. before long.
    — Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Apr. 2020
  • And in fact, many of the features of big government (19th-century style) fell away before long.
    — Andrew Ferguson, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2020
  • But before long, federalism and nationalism could be as well.
    — Shawn Donnan, Bloomberg.com, 10 May 2020
  • And before long, headlines began to swirl around the internet, demanding justice for the tiny, orange-haired twins.
    — Devan Coggan, EW.com, 13 May 2020
  • Practices soon became film sessions, and before long, Hammon was willing to challenge Pop.
    — Mike Singer, The Denver Post, 7 June 2020
  • Thinking all those thoughts made her fingers fly and, before long, the hat produced during a Chronicle interview was done.
    — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 29 Aug. 2020
  • Bayleigh comes out of the Diary Room and hears the fight and wants to know what’s happening, and before long Christmas is in her face, cursing and pointing fingers.
    — Kyle Fowle, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2020
  • The sparks seen on camera were the real deal, and before long, the young pair revealed that their working relationship had blossomed into a romantic relationship.
    — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 13 Aug. 2020
  • And distributing a vaccine before the Phase 3 trial is complete would mean the vaccine would be available, to some extent, before long-term effects could possibly be known.
    — Audrey McNamara, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2020
  • And before long, their suspect, a 51-year-old Black man, bled to death.
    — al, 2 Oct. 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 the new owners had a website but no staff.
    — Washington Post, 21 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
  • And before long, people came to trust and depend on that work.
    — New York Times, 22 Nov. 2021
  • There are still some bugs, but Live Captions might be rolling out to the public before long.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 26 Feb. 2021
  • The flight took off, and before long, Catalina's mother fell asleep.
    — CNN, 23 Dec. 2022
  • A few morning patches of fog and clouds do clear before long.
    — Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2020
  • One week, the run game will take center stage, and before long, the passing game will be humming along.
    — cleveland, 4 Oct. 2020
  • 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
  • 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
  • But before long, the crackdown on independent reporting began in earnest.
    — Vivian Wang, New York Times, 13 May 2024

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