Definitions
(old-fashioned or informal) in a little while
Word origin
From Middle English anoon, anon, anan (literally “in one (moment)”), from on (“in”) + ān (“one”). See on and one.
Used in a sentence
“Caliban: Thou dost me yet but little hurt; thou wilt anon, I know it by thy trembling: now Prosper works upon thee.”
“But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;”
“The dead man answered thus: “What good gift shall God give us?”, The boards answered him anon: “Flesh to feed hell's worm upon.””
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Soon, old-style”4 letters
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