erelong

adverb

Definition of erelongnext
archaic
as in soon

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erelong
  1. soon
  2. shortly
  3. presently
  4. first
  5. before long
  6. prematurely
Adverb
  • For years, America's been in the chokehold of unnecessarily oversized pickup trucks, but recent announcements of new vehicles show that common sense – and more reasonably proportioned utes – may soon prevail.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Robinson was expected to be an upgrade over veteran receiver Robert Woods, who was subsequently traded to the Tennessee Titans soon after the Robinson deal, but wasn’t able to achieve his previous levels of success.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of soon
Adverb
  • Meier ran the Ritz Hotel’s bar from 1921 until shortly before his death, in 1947.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The past few weeks have seen the former Dateline correspondent and To Catch a Predator host state that he was not consulted on the movie and did not know about the production until shortly before the trailer dropped in May.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of shortly
Adverb
  • Conaty, who is presently the chief curator of the Whitney Museum of American Art, will assume her new role on October 27.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 27 Aug. 2026
  • First and foremost is, roughly, that thou shalt not think about ordinary objects presently whizzing through ordinary space.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of presently
Adverb
  • Its public operating logic has long been customer and employee value first, with shareholder returns as the result.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The Habitable Worlds Observatory would be the first designed to photograph Earth-like planets — and even search for chemical signs of life within the atmospheres of those planets.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of first
Adverb
  • The average price of a new car could, before long, jump to $60,000 and beyond.
    — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026
  • However, the bats that the Padres drafted last month have already begun to make their professional debuts in full-season ball and second-round shortstop Elliot Lascelles could join the Storm before long.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of before long
Adverb
  • Chronic stress, and specifically the stress hormone, cortisol, can push hair follicles prematurely out of the growth cycle into the resting-and-shedding phases.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Abbott Laboratories has agreed to pay $670 million to settle a high-profile lawsuit and claims made on behalf of thousands of others related to allegations that its formula for babies born prematurely causes a dangerous intestinal disease.
    — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of prematurely
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“Erelong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erelong. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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