"before long", "not before long", "not long before"...

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sula54

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Dear all,

What are the differences among the 3 sentences?

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Before long, I got up.
Not before long, I got up.
It was not long before I got up.
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Do they all mean "soon"?
(From my dictionary the most proper one should be "before long"...)
 

Tdol

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Re: "before long", "not before long", "not long before"...

The first and third are basically the same. I wouldn't use the second.
 
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