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hodonaku
adverb

Alternate Written Forms:

[ほど()··]
hodonaku
[ほど()·()·]
hodonaku

Root Words:

hodo + naku

English Meaning(s) for ほどなく

adverb
  1. soon; before long; shortly thereafter

Definition and Synonyms for ほどなく

Soon in the near future
Synonyms: すぐ, どれ, もう, いずれ, やがて, そのうち, そろそろ, ただいま, ほどなく, まもなく, もうすぐ, いくばくもない, いくばくもなく, 不日, 今に, 今や, 今にも, 只今, 日ならず, 近々, 近い, 近く, 近いうちに, 追っかけ, 追っつく, 追っかける, 追っ付け, 遠からず, 間もない
Immediately without delay or hesitation
Synonyms: すぐ, すぐと, すぐに, すかさず, すぐさま, ただいま, たちまち, とっさに, ほどなく, やにわに, たちどころに, , 即刻, 即座に, 即時, 早速, 時を移さず, 直ちに, 直様, 透かす
Immediately with no time intervening
Synonyms: すぐ, すぐと, すぐに, すかさず, すぐさま, ただいま, たちまち, とっさに, ほどなく, やにわに, たちどころに, , 即刻, 即座に, 即時, 早速, 時を移さず, 直ちに, 直様, 透かす

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Sample Sentences for ほどなく

She will be back before long.
It was not long before she came.
Soon the sound died away.

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