as in shortly
at or within a short time
the painters ought to be done before long
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Be on the lookout for those better ways to come into our traditional everyday experiences before long!
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Dustin Eide, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2024
Many people with mixed reality headsets use them a bunch for a few weeks but either fail to find ways to fit them into their daily habits or run out of compelling content and taper off before long.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 18 July 2024
East Orlando’s Chicago transplants — along with UCF student imports from the Midwest — will feel a little less homesick before long as Portillo’s has a new location planned for Waterford Lakes Town Center.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2024
Keep reading to check out our top picks — but shop fast, because with prices this good, they’re bound to disappear before long.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
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Dustin Eide, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2024
Many people with mixed reality headsets use them a bunch for a few weeks but either fail to find ways to fit them into their daily habits or run out of compelling content and taper off before long.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 18 July 2024
East Orlando’s Chicago transplants — along with UCF student imports from the Midwest — will feel a little less homesick before long as Portillo’s has a new location planned for Waterford Lakes Town Center.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2024
Keep reading to check out our top picks — but shop fast, because with prices this good, they’re bound to disappear before long.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
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