ERELONG Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

erelong

adverb

Definition of erelong

archaic

as in soon

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Adverb

Harop-like kamikaze suicide drones capable of precision military strikes could soon become one of North Korea’s latest additions to its growing arsenal of advanced unmanned weapons, underscoring the apparent expansion of its strike capabilities.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
Louis Vuitton would need more than its own credentials, and soon the company began looking outward.

— Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of soon

Adverb

So, presently, Seyfried can only earn nominations at the Critics Choice Awards and the Oscars, the former of which does not share membership overlap with the Academy like the Actors Awards and BAFTAs do.

— Joyce Eng, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of presently

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Starting first with a country club and then adding more planned developments, Soffer and his partners then transformed nearly 800 acres of swampland into what’s now Aventura.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026
Authorities first said that the canopy had not been renovated at all, and promised an investigation.

— MARKO DROBNJAKOVIC, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of first

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One Herr Steinbrüchel, of Zurich, was said to have been miraculously cured of his chest disease, and before long preparations of Gaisschottenkur were being used to combat everything from dysentery to gonorrhea.

— D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of before long

Adverb

That approach short-circuited the roster, especially when it was paired with some serious injuries, like the one that ended seasons of Hill and Chubb prematurely.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 2026
Jerusalem — In a political career that has spanned more than three decades, Benjamin Netanyahu has been written off too many times to count, only to prove the obituaries were penned prematurely.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2026

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