Difference between Before Long and Shortly

BEFORE LONG vs SHORTLY: ADVERB

In good time, At length, In haste, At one time, And then, Without delay, Just now, Oversoon, In due course, In no time, Eftsoons, In due time, Presently, Shortly, Soon

Sometime, Promptly, Later, Immediately, In short, Concisely, In brief, Not long, Not far, Before long, Presently, Short, Curtly, Briefly, Soon

In good time, At length, In haste, At one time, And then, Without delay, Just now, Oversoon, In due course, In no time, Eftsoons, In due time, Presently, Shortly, Soon

Swiftly, Sooner, Recently, Earlier, Quickly, Early, Sometime, Later, Immediately, Concisely, Before long, Presently, Short, Briefly, Soon

Might just delete this useless app before long.
They may stop before long unless trade improves.
Before long, his reputation as a patriot grew.
Before long we were playing every Friday night.
Before long, Bathasar and Teman fall in love.
Before long, a little before midnight, the ship was riding the waves beside a forest.
Given the split among the federal appeals courts, this dispute may end up before the Supreme Court before long.
Before long, Marcus found himself in the apartment of the Segal family, who had arrived from Romania just three months before.
And before long, Fargo took a long leap and launched himself from shore.
Even before Long spoke, Bost notified the officers that Long was her attacker.