"before long" meaning in 英語

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "英語介詞短語",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "英語詞元",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "英語",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep_phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "They left before long. ― 他們沒多久便離開了。"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1961 October, “The winter timetables of British Railways: Southern Region”, 出自 Trains Illustrated，頁號 593:",
          "text": "It is to be hoped that some corresponding smartening up of these other schedules may be expected before long.",
          "translation": "希望不久之后这些时刻表就会得到一些相应的改进。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "不久"
      ],
      "id": "zh-before_long-en-prep_phrase-c-dfEZeO"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "不久",
      "word": "soon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "before long"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "英語介詞短語",
    "英語詞元"
  ],
  "lang": "英語",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep_phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "They left before long. ― 他們沒多久便離開了。"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1961 October, “The winter timetables of British Railways: Southern Region”, 出自 Trains Illustrated，頁號 593:",
          "text": "It is to be hoped that some corresponding smartening up of these other schedules may be expected before long.",
          "translation": "希望不久之后这些时刻表就会得到一些相应的改进。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "不久"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "不久",
      "word": "soon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "before long"
}