ere+long
121Tarbolton — TARBOLTON, a parish, in the district of Kyle, county of Ayr; containing 2612 inhabitants, of whom 1083 are in the village, 8 miles (S.) from Kilmarnock. The word Tarbolton or Torbolton, written also in ancient records Thorbolton, is derived… …
122in a bit — I ll see you in a bit Syn: soon, in a (little) while, in a second, in a minute, in a moment, shortly, in no time, before you know it, before long, directly; informal in a jiffy/jiff, in two shakes, in a snap; literary ere long, anon …
123in a minute — the biscuits will be done in a minute Syn: very soon, in a moment, in a second, in an instant, in a trice, shortly, any minute (now), in a short time, in (less than) no time, before long, momentarily; informal anon, in two shakes, in a snap;… …
124presently — adverb 1) I shall see you presently Syn: soon, shortly, directly, quite soon, in a short time, in a little while, at any moment/minute/second, in next to no time, before long, momentarily; informal pretty soon, any moment now, in a jiffy, in two… …
125presently — adv 1. soon, shortly, forthwith, in a while, in a little while; anon, Archaic. eftsoon, directly, by and by; after a while, after a time, Inf. pretty soon, before long, ere long; in due time, at the first chance or opportunity, in due course; in… …
126early — [adj1] in the beginning a bit previous, aboriginal, ancient, antecedent, antediluvian, antiquated, brand new, budding, early bird*, fresh, initial, new, original, preceding, premier, prevenient, previous, primal, prime, primeval, primitive,… …
127soon — [adv] in the near future anon, any minute now, before long, betimes, by and by, coming down the pike*, directly, early, ere long, expeditiously, fast, fleetly, forthwith, hastily, in a little while, in a minute, in a second, in a short time, in… …
128in a minute — VERY SOON, in a moment/second/instant, in a trice, shortly, any minute (now), in a short time, in (less than) no time, before long; N. Amer. momentarily; informal anon, in a jiffy, in two shakes, before you can say Jack Robinson; Brit …
