before long

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Recent Examples of before long But before long, the concerns that industry thought were distant got closer. Matt Von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 30 May 2025 Over the next several minutes the child began to warm to the gray rodent and before long, the chinchilla was riding atop Ace’s cowboy hat. J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025 And before long, fostering became a team effort between herself and Simon. Jordan Greene, People.com, 21 May 2025 The steadiness, as is almost always the case, paid off before long. Sam Amick, New York Times, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for before long
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Adverb
  • The tragic sequence of events began shortly before 2 a.m. on Monday, when Garcia was involved in a solo car accident on the southbound lanes of the 405 Freeway, just north of Moraga Drive in the Brentwood and Bel Air area, according to the California Highway Patrol.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
  • Two agents were seen attaching items to the property's door and front window shortly before the explosion occurred.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
Adverb
  • Reynolds said that his niece has cuts and bruises all over her entire body, but should be released from the hospital soon pending blood work.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2025
  • Iger Era: 2005-2014 Total points: 17 Bob Iger became Disney CEO in 2005 and soon after announced a $1.1 billion plan to fix Disney California Adventure after a dismal start to the second gate across the esplanade from Disneyland.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 7 July 2025

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