Afore
Afore adverb - So as to precede something in order of time.
Usage example: some young boys raced afore to tell onlookers that there were elephants in the circus parade
Before long and afore are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Before long" instead an adverb "Afore".
Before long
Before long adverb - At or within a short time.
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Synonyms for Before long
Afore and before long are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afore" instead an adverb phrase "Before long".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- early and afore
- early and before long
- presently and afore
- presently and before long
- soon and afore
- soon and before long
- preceding and afore
- preceding and before long
- formerly and afore
- formerly and before long
- beforehand and afore
- beforehand and before long
- previous and afore
- previous and before long
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