Wordnet 3.0
ADVERB (1)
1.
in the near future;
- Example: "the doctor will soon be here"- Example: "the book will appear shortly"- Example: "she will arrive presently"- Example: "we should have news before long"[syn: soon, shortly, presently, before long]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
before long
adv 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" [syn: soon,
shortly, presently, before long]