before long, adv.
freq. cnt. 1
freq. cnt. 1
in the near future
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 102 freq. cnt.: 60 freq. cnt.: 38 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
before long presently shortly soon
sample sentences
"the doctor will soon be here""the book will appear shortly"
"she will arrive presently"
"we should have news before long"