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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Anon

/ə-nŏn'/ · A·non · IPA /əˈnɑn/
01 adv. Straightway; at once.
  1. 1.
    Straightway; at once.[Obs.]
    “The same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it.” — Matt. xiii. 20.
  2. 2.
    Soon; in a little while.
    “As it shall better appear anon.” — Stow.
  3. 3.
    At another time; then; again.
    “Sometimes he trots, . . . anon he rears upright.” — Shak.
    “A pouncet box, which ever and anon He gave his nose.” — Shak.
Phrases & compounds
Anon right — at once; right off.
Ever and anon — now and then; frequently; often.