before long
before long — 慣用語
1. after a short period of time has passed; happening sooner than you might expect
不久；沒多久
很快、在短時間之後
after a short period of time has passed; happening sooner than you might expect
Theo started piano lessons last month, and before long he could play a simple song.
Theo 上個月開始學鋼琴，不久就能彈簡單的曲子了。
used after 'and' to introduce a quick result
The sky grew dark, and before long heavy rain began to fall on the garden.
天色變暗，沒多久大雨就開始落在花園裡。
Hoa felt nervous on her first day, but before long she had made friends.
Hoa 到新學校的第一天很緊張，但不久就交到了朋友。
The doctor said the medicine would help, and before long the child's fever dropped.
醫生說藥會有效，不久孩子的發燒就退了。
The bus was late, but before long another one arrived and picked everyone up.
公車誤點了，但不久另一輛就來了，把大家接走。
- soon
shorter and more direct; can be used in the same positions
- shortly
slightly more formal; often used in news or official writing
- in no time
more emphatic and informal; suggests surprising speed
- much later
direct opposite in meaning
- eventually
implies a longer wait or delay before something happens
文法句型
before long + [clause]
用法筆記
Before long is most often used in past-tense narration to connect two events that happen close together in time. It usually appears at the beginning of a clause or after 'and' or 'but'. It can also be used with future time references in predictions.