erelong

American  

[air-lawng, -long] / ɛərˈlɔŋ, -ˈlɒŋ /

adverb

1. before long; soon.

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erelong British  

/ ɛəˈlɒŋ /

adverb

1. archaic before long; soon

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Etymology

Origin of erelong

First recorded in 1570–80; ere + long ¹

Example Sentences

To ridicule this superstition, Diogenes requested, that his body might be placed face downward, “for the world, erelong,” said he, “will be turned upside down, and then I shall come right.”

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Erelong, the latter, with his shattered army reduced to half its original numbers, evacuated Richmond, with Grant in close pursuit.

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Erelong every one perceived, that the matutinal annoyance of holystoning the decks, the daily cleaning of everything on board, &c., are measures of importance, which contribute materially to the preservation of the health of the crew, and that a strict observance of discipline is absolutely necessary to exercise their powers, and thus to fit them for all eventualities.

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A very large share of it has been obtained by the writer from personal friends of Lincoln; and when we realize how rapidly those who lived and moved with him are passing away—that erelong none of them will remain to testify—the importance of this evidence can hardly be overestimated.

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We also went down, and swiftly, in the falling twilight, through which, erelong, gardens and fields began to glimmer, and in half an hour drew up in the little Spanish town of La Junquera, the ancient "place of rushes."

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