Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Erelong · Ere·long · IPA /ɛəˈlɒŋ/ 01 adv. Before the �apse of a long time; soon; -- usually separated, ere long. 1. Before the �apse of a long time; soon; -- usually separated, ere long. “A man, . . . following the stag, erelong slew him.” — Spenser. “The world, erelong, a world of tears must weep.” — Milton.