before long
当天还没过多久,我就钓到了一条白鱼,用来做鱼饵再好不过。
It wasn’t long before I caught a whitefish—perfect for bait.
没过多久
Not long after.
— A Sun (2019)
没过多久我们几乎整天泡在一起
Before long, we were spending almost all day together.
— Suzhou River (2000)
没过多久,一位副图书馆长便投诉说你非法捕鱼。
Before long, an assistant librarian complained that you were fishing illegally.