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
  • But that hope vanished soon after when D’Arnaud, 35, signed a two-year, $12 million deal with the Angels less than two weeks after becoming a free agent.
    David O'Brien, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Now in 2024, the company is saying that Hatsune Miku VG AI will be out soon and would use in part AI voice synthesization tools.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of soon
Adverb
  • Chesebro pleaded guilty to a single conspiracy charge months later after striking a deal with prosecutors shortly before his trial was set to begin.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The dramedy starred Katrin Sass as a devoted socialist with a weak heart who falls into a coma in October 1989, shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of shortly
Adverb
  • Advertisement Wandering in separately from the modernist monstrosity across the street are JD (Luke Wilson), a depressed out-of-work actor, and glittery, shallow Margo (Linda Cardellini), who will presently be identified as his wife.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Railroad labor unions are presently resisting autonomous rail cars, and their resistance plainly doesn’t require explanation.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of presently
Adverb
  • The donations were first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
    USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Authorities first arrested 72-year-old Sheikh on July 10 at Los Angeles International Airport and the following month he was indicted on immigration fraud charges.
    Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of first
Adverb
  • Together with Hutchinson, the two strikers have both also played for the England U21 side with the pair now hotly-tipped to win senior honors before long.
    Asif Burhan, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Hopefully this test expands to all users before long.
    Chris Welch, The Verge, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of before long
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