be long
Example Sentences
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“This old world is going to rock and reel,” she warns one cigar-smoking son, “and it isn’t going to be long now.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
It won’t be long before that’s not true, though.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
But if the past is any indication, it shouldn’t be long.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
And, with the possibility of high pressure building back in quickly, it may not be long before parts of the UK return to heatwave conditions.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
I hope they don’t call to check up on me, but even if they do, we’ll hopefully be long gone by then.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
