B2idiomtimeIELTS-friendly
before long
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after only a short time
Usually at the start or end of a sentence, often about the past or the future. Not the same as 'a long time ago'.
In context
We moved to Da Lat, and before long the cold mornings felt normal.
Before long, the little café had a queue outside every morning.
More idioms about time
- a blast from the pastsomething or someone that suddenly reminds you of an earlier time
- a long time comingif something is a long time coming, people have waited a long time for it
- a matter of timecertain to happen, although you do not know exactly when
- a race against timea situation where you must hurry to finish before time runs out
- a sign of the timessomething that shows how society is now, often in a bad way