- before long
- adverb Date: 1619 in the near future ; soon
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
before long
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before long — {adv. phr.} In a short time; without much delay; in a little while, soon. * /Class will be over before long./ * /We were tired of waiting and hoped the bus would come before long./ … Dictionary of American idioms
before long — {adv. phr.} In a short time; without much delay; in a little while, soon. * /Class will be over before long./ * /We were tired of waiting and hoped the bus would come before long./ … Dictionary of American idioms
before long — adverb in the near future (Freq. 1) the doctor will soon be here the book will appear shortly she will arrive presently we should have news before long • Syn: ↑soon, ↑shortly, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
before\ long — adv. phr. In a short time; without much delay; in a little while, soon. Class will be over before long. We were tired of waiting and hoped the bus would come before long … Словарь американских идиом
before long — we ll be in Kentucky before long Syn: soon, shortly, presently, in the near future, in a little while, by and by, in a minute, in a moment, in a second; informal anon, in a jiffy; dated directly; literary ere long … Thesaurus of popular words
before long — soon. I think we ll be finished with this before long … New idioms dictionary
before long — soon She joined the company in 1995, and before long she was promoted to sales manager … English dictionary
before long — Synonyms and related words: after a time, after a while, afterward, afterwards, anon, betimes, by and by, by destiny, directly, ere long, fatally, hopefully, imminently, in a moment, in a while, in aftertime, in due course, in due time, in the… … Moby Thesaurus
before long — pretty soon, within a short period of time … English contemporary dictionary
before long — idi soon … From formal English to slang
