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Before long Moderate

Before long has 2 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adverb · Prep_phrase

Definitions
Adverb
1

in the near future

"the doctor will soon be here"

"the book will appear shortly"

"she will arrive presently"

"we should have news before long"

Prep_phrase
1

soon

Example Sentences
"the doctor will soon be here" adverb
"the book will appear shortly" adverb
"she will arrive presently" adverb
"we should have news before long" adverb
See Also
soon
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
ong bong gong nong wong rong jong song hong long dong tong fong mong cong pong vong zong yong kong
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