before long 不久以后
- Before long our family moved and had to give the pet away.
不久我们搬家了,不得不把宠物送人。 - I hope to write to you before long.
我希望不久就能给你写信. - His plan seemed to be too difficult, but before long it proved to be practicable.
他的计划看起来太困难,但是没多久就被证明很实用。
before long[ adv ]
in the near future
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the doctor will soon be herethe book will appear shortly
she will arrive presently
we should have news before long