Before long
Before long adverb - At or within a short time.
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Short and before long are semantically related. in in the near future topic. In some cases you can use "Short" instead an adverb phrase "Before long".
Short
Short adverb - With great suddenness.
Before long and short are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Before long" instead an adverb "Short".
Both terms in one sentence
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And before long, he tapped me to do some small roles in some of his short films for more mature audiences.
Source: Film / A Mighty Wind - Long story short, before long you might wish you just had left them there to rot.
- On a more subtle but drastic level, his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception growing constantly stronger means his lifespan is cut extremely short, and he's likely to die before long when his brain overloads.
Source: Ill Girl / Visual Novels
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