erelong

[ air-lawng, -long ]

/ ɛərˈlɔŋ, -ˈlɒŋ /

before long; soon.

Origin of erelong

First recorded in 1570–80; ere + long¹

Erelong, the power of thinking began to return to me by degrees.

Basil |Wilkie Collins
The monks, affrighted at this task, withdrew bursting with anger; and erelong Cranmer's name was a name of dread in every convent.

History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Volume V |J. H. Merle d'Aubigné
He hath still his chance to speak and avert his death, and he will do it erelong.

Giles Corey, Yeoman |Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
When you make a hole with a stone in a tomb go there night after night, and erelong thou wilt hear what the dead are saying.

The Gypsies |Charles G. Leland

Nearly all the prominent members of the House erelong became participants, and the situation became critical.

The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion, Volume 1 |John Charles Dent

erelong

/ (ɛəˈlɒŋ) /

archaic, or poetic before long; soon