long before

It was to be even longer before their dominance over the party was eroded.

还得过很长的时间的控制才会有所削弱。

News of her resignation soon made the rounds and it wasn’t long before another company offered her work.

她辞职的消息很快就传开去，不久就有一家公司请她就职。

Don't, however, get the idea that it's all Trampler. Arum is so astute he recognizes a star long before anyone else.

不过，别光盯着特拉普勒看，阿鲁姆能够比其任何都更早地洞穿未来拳击之星。

The carvings on the cabin have lost lustre (faded) long before , the slates on the road have been outworn to their slipperiness by to-and-fros of generations.

木屋上的雕花早已泛旧，青石板也被几代的脚磨得光滑。

OK and fatidical, be in before long in the future, with respect to individual market character, the amount of printer will be close to the amount of PC.

可以预言,在不久的将来,就个而言,打印机的数量将接近PC的数量。