as in shortly
at or within a short time
the painters ought to be done before long
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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
But before long, the crackdown on independent reporting began in earnest.
—Vivian Wang, New York Times, 13 May 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
But before long, the crackdown on independent reporting began in earnest.
—Vivian Wang, New York Times, 13 May 2024
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“Before long.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/before%20long. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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