ere long
In time, anon
Ere long means before long or soon.
The phrase is archaic or deliberately literary, carrying a formal, old-fashioned tone: Ere long, the truth shall be revealed.
Modern speakers would simply say "soon" or "before long."
- soonIn brief time
- shortlyIn little time
- presentlyAt the current time
- in short orderWith minimal delay
- anonShortly, in poetry
any moment now · forthwith · momentarily · in a trice · by and by · in time · betimes · directly · imminently · approaching · nearing · imminent · impending · at hand · looming · on the horizon · dawn · twilight
- archaic wordsthee, thou, thy, thine, tis
- time wordsminute, hour, day, now, soon
- soon synonymssoon, shortly, presently, momentarily, imminently
- Victorian Exclamationsby Jove, good heavens, good gracious, goodness gracious, bless my soul
- Old Englishnu, her, eft, la, thy
temporal proximity
ere longnever
At no point
far off · eventually · in due course · someday · when hell freezes over
ere, long, longer, longest, length, lengthen, lengthening, lengthy, elongate