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

He took a very active part in developing the Rifle Association of the Province of Ontario, and erelong became its President.

From The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 by Dent, John Charles

The affairs of the colonies may erelong require the superintendence of a calm, temperate, and experienced head; and, finally, there is the question of revenue and the inchoate system of free-trade.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 by Various

I, too, was erelong forced to lay aside this Herrnhut doll-work, which, by means of these contentions, now appeared before me in a rather different light.

From Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von

Soon her weird cries were mingled with his calls of distress, and erelong the citizens knew something unusual was happening in the little schoolhouse.

From Stories of Old Kentucky by Purcell, Martha Grassham

By heavens, now, there may be occasion erelong to tame some one's proud spirit, but not the spirit of a defenceless young maid—marry, that is work fit only for parsons.

From Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures by Black, William