ERELONG Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

erelong

adverb

Definition of erelong

archaic

as in soon

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Adverb

Rose soon shed their Americana trappings, publicly embraced their queerness, and revamped their musical identity.

— Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
Voters in six states will soon decide whether to impose or expand voter identification requirements, including rules requiring mail voters to provide part of a driver’s license or Social Security number.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of soon

Adverb

But more are reliant on communication networks like Starlink, which presently comprises a constellation of 11,000 low Earth orbit satellites.

— Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
Coach Rinker has been our head volleyball coach previously for several years and was an assistant coach presently.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of presently

Adverb

Zhang first tried to ride a motorcycle across water in 2009, using basic modifications to explore whether the machine could remain moving on the surface.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
Who knows if SpaceX will win the war, but with the amount of spectrum being bought by Musk and his ability to access capital, Starlink will most likely take share from Charter and Comcast first, and then AT & T and Verizon next.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of first

Adverb

But the time when those decisions go from future to current business, including with Moss, will start creeping up here before long.

— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2026
Benton suggested that there’s a chance AI systems could come to exist as a sort of separate species before long.

— Jared Perlo, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of before long

Adverb

Gonzalez declined to specify the exact injury that prematurely ended his preseason competition with Patterson.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
In a civil lawsuit against the city and the state, Los Angeles firefighters testified about a series of communication failures and questionable decisions by higher-ups that led crews to leave the area of the New Year’s Day fire prematurely.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of prematurely

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