Adverb
I will answer his letter anon.
be ready—we will begin our Yuletide Boar's Head Feast anon
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Adverb
Look Alive’ The Drake comeback continues anon with this appealingly greasy collaboration with the rising Memphis rapper BlocBoy JB.—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2018
Word History
Etymology
Adverb
Middle English, from Old English on ān, from on in + ān one — more at on, one
First Known Use
Adverb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3
Time Traveler
The first known use of anon was
before the 12th century