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before long
before long
soon. Billy will be grown-up before long. If we keep spending so much, before long we'll be without any money.
before long
soon I think we'll be finished with this before long.
before long
Soon, in the near future, as in The baby will be teething before long. This idiom was first recorded in 1865.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Proctor | | ['prɔktə] | |
Tri | | TREE | Indonesian |
Selvaggia | | - | Italian |
Gina | | JEE-nah (Italian), JEE-nə (English) | Italian, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |
Luule | | - | Estonian |
Jami (1) | | JAY-mee | English |