not so long ago

idiom

: a short time ago
Not so long ago, she was the nation's best gymnast.

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There was a time not so long ago when Osaka would do to others what Mboko did to her Thursday night. Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2025 But not so long ago, in 2022, almost no one had heard about ChatGPT, and Google’s Bard (now Gemini) wasn’t even released yet. Klaudia Zaika, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025 Ironically, not so long ago Kansas City had its own prominent, extremely successful Kelce who actually did pronounce it that way. Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2025 That is why — not so long ago — one of us wrote a letter on behalf of the Justice Department to the police chief in Ferguson, Mo., to ensure that officers were readily identifiable during protests. Christy Lopez Guest, Mercury News, 5 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for not so long ago

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“Not so long ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20so%20long%20ago. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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