不久 1.(在不远的将来) soon; before long; near future 水库不久就能完工。 the reservoir will soon be completed. 他不久就要出国去。 he'll go abroad very soon.2.(距离某件事情时间不远) soon after; shortly after; not long after 你刚走不久, 他就回来了。 he came back not long after you left. 种完树不久就下了一场雨。 it rained soon after we had planted the trees