erelong

adverb

Definition of erelongnext
archaic
as in soon

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erelong
  1. soon
  2. shortly
  3. presently
  4. first
  5. before long
Adverb
  • Combs, Carter and an unnamed female celebrity allegedly entered the room soon after, according to her complaint.
    Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Trump has pledged to carry out several anti-trans policies on day one of his presidency or soon after being sworn in.
    Orion Rummler, Them, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of soon
Adverb
  • Why Was the Blue Origin Launch Aborted Today? Launch controllers discovered a technical issue with one of the rocket's subsystems shortly before liftoff.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The crash occurred shortly before 12:40 a.m. in the area of Exit 7 when a 1994 Honda Civic being driven north in the right lane by a 37-year-old Waterbury man was hit from the rear by a 2013 Honda CR-V, according to Connecticut State Police.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of shortly
Adverb
  • Although OpenAI was recently valued at $157 billion, Altman presently has no equity in the company.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Manaea joins a Mets rotation that presently includes Kodai Senga, Paul Blackburn, and David Peterson as well as Montas, Canning, and Holmes.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of presently
Adverb
  • The original recipe creator isn't known, but it's thought the cookies may have been first created in Texas.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2025
  • As Palmer described in The Art of Asking, they were not attracted to each other at first.
    Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of first
Adverb
  • Assuming partisan discord doesn't make these images a thing of the past, presidential photographers might need wider lenses on their cameras before long.
    Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Alana meets Derrick, the Chiefs' director of fan engagement, and before long, sparks begin to fly between the pair.
    Erin Clack, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of before long
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