"not long" meaning in All languages combined

See not long on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|adverb}} not long
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see not, long. Related terms: not long for
    Sense id: en-not_long-en-adv-wR6awnK0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11
  2. (UK) Fairly recently. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-not_long-en-adv-ark8Tvj8 Categories (other): British English
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