not long before

• 不久前

not long before的用法和样例：

例句

1. For a while that book was indeed very popular, but it was not long before the demand petered out.
   那本书的确风行一时，可是不久就变得没有什么销路了。
2. After all those hours of arguing, the talks began to head out and it was not long before we were able to reach an agreement.
   我们经过好多小时的辩论以后，谈判有了转折，没用多久便达成了协议。
3. It was not long before tragedy struck again.
   没多久，灾难又再次降临。