Thesaurus: anon

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1. adv. Straightway; at once.
2. adv. Soon; in a little while.
3. adv. At another time; then; again.
4. adv. at another time
5. adv. (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while
6. 1. word/straightway">Straightway; at word/once">once. [Obs.] The same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it. Matt. xiii. 20. 2. Soon; in a little while. As it shall better appear anon. Stow. 3. At another time; then; again. Sometimes he trots, . . . anon he rears upright. Shak. Anon right, at once; right off. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- Ever and anon, now and then; frequently; often. A pouncet box, which ever and anon He gave his nose. Shak.
7. r:100 r. at another time r. (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while