before long

But before long the security men hauled in the bodies uncovered, marked with numbers signifying which prison or security branch they had died in, along with a number assigned to them.

My descent slows, and before long, I’m being pulled upward through the starry water.

But before long, she had said all she could think of to say on the subject of education, and the minute hand on the clock had barely swept past the half-hour mark.

To the children she remarked, “Look at her go! Mrs. Clarke may well be ready for the Derby before long.”

The building had a little patio where residents would gather, and before long, Matt and I started running into each other there.