before long

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Recent Examples of before long But before long, Lina meets three neighbors whose stories set her on a path to an unknowable future. Lizz Schumer, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024 He’s set to become a billionaire before long, no matter who wins the presidential election. Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 Kimmy towels off, changes into shorts and a long-sleeve shirt, and before long is bounding into the thickets on the south side of the lake, following an overgrown trail. Kate Siber, Outside Online, 24 Sep. 2024 Lane was too extraordinary a surgeon to be shrugged off as a crank, but before long reports of worryingly high mortality rates began to circulate and several damning exposés appeared in prominent medical journals. Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for before long 

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“Before long.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/before%20long. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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