before long

English

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Prepositional phrase

before long

1. soon

   They left before long.

   I knew they'd arrive before long.

   • 1961 October, “The winter timetables of British Railways: Southern Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 593:

     It is to be hoped that some corresponding smartening up of these other schedules may be expected before long.

Translations

soon — see soon