Before long the speaker realizes that this fantasy is starting to sound a little extreme or maybe a little dangerous.(不久之后，發言者意識到，這個幻景開始聽起來有點過頭或有點危險了。)

Grandmother sleeps so well every night now, that before long she will be stronger than ever.(奶奶現在每天晚上都睡得很好，不久她就會比以前更強壯。)

Maybe we’ll be in port before long.(我們可能快進港了。)

We'll see why before long.(我們不久后將看到為什么。)

However, you will no longer see advertisements like this before long.(然而，不久你就不會再看到這樣的廣告了。)

Before long there came a policeman.(不久便來了一個警察。)

Before long, when his fishing pole doubled over, he knew something huge was on the other end.(用不了很久，當他的魚竿彎過去的時候，他知道另一端有個巨大的東西。)

HDMI will make them obsolete before long.(不久以后，HDMI將使之廢棄。)

Before long, repression is complete.(不久之后，壓抑是完全的。)

Before long, we were deep in conversation.(我們很快就進入深談。)