Before long
The crossword clue "Before long" is answered by SOON, a 4-letter entry. Used 120 times across 43 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1948. It appears in 20 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
SOON
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SOON answer page.
Used 120 times across 43 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1948. It appears in 20 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this pilot link to their own answer page.
- INAWHILE (5 uses in xd)
- BYANDBY (3 uses in xd)
- PRESENTLY (2 uses in xd)
- SOONENOUGH (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for SOON
Every other clue in this pilot answered by SOON, most used first.
- Any day now - used 101 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Long story - SAGA, used 247 times
- It's a long story - SAGA, used 161 times
- "___ the night before Christmas ..." - TWAS, used 151 times
- Nights before - EVES, used 119 times
- Long skirt - MAXI, used 117 times
- Long tale - SAGA, used 89 times
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