Definition of before long
: in the near future : soon
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On Tuesday, the senior induced three one-two-three innings and carried a no-hitter into the fifth before Long Reach’s Jeremy Huffman soiled it all by sending a liner up the gap on a 0-2 pitch.
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But there is progress on this environmental stability issue, and scientists are hopeful hurdles can be overcome before long.
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And, before long, the men who had grown into close friends as teammate on the Portland Trail Blazers veered into a topic that no doubt was popular at dinner tables across the NBA.
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While people are still coming to grips with the fact that Toys ‘R’ Us will be nothing but a memory before long, bargain hunters have been scouring for information on when the liquidation sales will begin.
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And before long, a keen observer might make one for them.
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Even those who claim that having a new figurehead at the head of the Democratic party would improve its chances must realize that, before long, the new figurehead will acquire almost as much baggage as Nancy Pelosi has.
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So, before long, the feline will either cough, vomit, or poop out the hairball—a behavior that happens in all cats, Fanucchi says.
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Mr Trump likes trade tariffs, and wants to impose massive ones on China before long, dwarfing his recent imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminium.
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First Known Use of before long
1585
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forthwith, immediately, instantaneously, instantly, now, promptly, pronto, right away, right now, right off, straightaway, straightway;
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