2. Adverb. (U.K.) Fairly recently. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Not Long
Literary usage of Not long
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Daniel Deronda by George Eliot (1876)
"said Deronda, ready to add that Hans's success in constructing her fortunes
hitherto had not been enough to warrant a new attempt. "not long before her ..."
2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1873)
"143):— “11'blnk not thy time short In this world, since the world itself is not
long. The created world is but a small parenthesis in eternity, ..."
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