anon

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adverb

ə-ˈnän 

1

: soon, presently

… tomorrow will be here anon.

—Nathaniel Hawthorne

2

: after a while : later

more of that anon

3

archaic : at once : immediately

anon

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abbreviation

anonymous; anonymously

Synonyms

Adverb

• before long
• by and by
• directly
• momentarily
• presently
• shortly
• soon

Examples of anon in a Sentence

Adverb

I will answer his letter anon.

be ready—we will begin our Yuletide Boar's Head Feast anon

Recent Examples on the Web

Adverb

Look Alive’ The Drake comeback continues anon with this appealingly greasy collaboration with the rising Memphis rapper BlocBoy JB. —Jon Pareles, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2018

Word History

Etymology

Adverb

Middle English, from Old English on ān, from on in + ān one — more at on, one

First Known Use

Adverb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Phrases Containing anon

• ever and anon

Kids Definition

anon

adverb

ə-ˈnän

: soon sense 1

also : at a later time

more of that anon