What does before long mean?
Definitions for before long
be·fore long
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Princeton's WordNet
soon, shortly, presently, before longadverb
in the near future
"the doctor will soon be here"; "the book will appear shortly"; "she will arrive presently"; "we should have news before long"
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before longadverb
soon
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before long
Before long is a phrase used to indicate that something will happen soon or in the near future. It denotes a relatively short period of time passing before an event or occurrence takes place.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of before long in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of before long in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of before long in a Sentence
If we let the world keep warming as fast as it is, and sea levels rising as fast as they are, and weather patterns keep shifting in more unexpected ways, then before long we are going to have to devote more and more and more of our economic and military resources not to growing opportunity for our people but to adapting to the various consequences of a changing planet.
Before long, people were trying to place orders with me, offering money with a request that I purchase clothing for them during my next visit to a particular African city.
We're not too worried by this (data) as a further improvement in the labor market should support spending before long. The Fed will probably place more weight on the ... decent news on the labor market. A hike in September remains a good bet.
Mississippi State coach Mike Leach:
Before long though, I realized that that was a grave error and there’s far better ahead than candy corn.
Before long, we knew we had something special, cBS then put' Mary Tyler Moore' in, they put' Carol Burnett' in, they built a night that became a monster for CBS.
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