Definition of Before long

1. Adverb. In the near future. "We should have news before long"

Exact synonyms: Presently, Shortly, Soon

Definition of Before long

1. Adverb. soon ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Before Long

befog
befogged
befogging
befogs
befold
befool
befooled
befooling
befools
befor
before
before't
before-and-after
before Christ
before dark
before long (current term)
before someone's time
before the mast
before you can say Jack Robinson
beforecited
beforehand
beforehand(p)
beforemath
beforemaths
beforementioned
beforenamed
beforeness
beforestated
beforetime
befortune

Literary usage of Before long

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publications by Scotland Bannatyne Club (Edinburgh, Bannatyne Club (Edinburgh, Scotland) (1854)
"We intend being at Leamington before long, unless some change in the weather should make our stay in these parts more tolerable. We came here on Monday, ..."

2. The Trial of Theodore Parker: For the "misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil by Theodore Parker (1855)
"... proud, wicked nation, careful only of your gold, forgetful of God's high law 1 before long each of you shall also come up before the Eternal. ..."

3. A Middle English Reader by Oliver Farrar Emerson (1905)
"At the close of the Old English period, OE. long vowels and diphthongs, whether in simple or compound words, were usually shortened before long, ..."

4. The Daring Adventures of Kit Carson and Fremont, Among Buffaloes, Grizzlies by John Charles Frémont (1888)
"He said they might begin; before long his soldier friends would be there ; he had sent for them and they might see the trail. They searched for it, ..."

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