ERELONG Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

erelong

adverb

Definition of erelong

archaic

as in soon

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Adverb

Those hoping the Iran war ends soon currently face disappointment.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
This was prompted by Moises Caicedo’s fitness — deemed unable to appear against Fulham and coming on late against Brighton before hobbling off again soon after.

— Jon Mackenzie, New York Times, 1 Sep. 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

But before long, it will be measured by whether AI helps the organization make smarter decisions and consistently produce better outcomes.

— Ganesh Shankar, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
However, Bell could be back before long, whether on the practice squad or the active roster, after playing 14 games for Seattle last season.

— Andrew Destin, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of before long

Adverb

Salesforce’s recent blowout earnings show why the balance of power may be shifting away from frontier models and back toward software companies that investors had prematurely left for dead.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Steven Tian and Stephen Henriques, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
The girls have faced numerous health challenges since being born prematurely at 30 weeks, including brain bleeds, cardiac arrest and stroke, and have been in and out of hospitals for much of their lives.

— Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of prematurely

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