These 24 people are strangers now, but not for long.

这24人目前都是陌生人，不过很快就不是了。

youdao

But not for long, at the latest rate of poaching.

但以目前猎杀大象的速度，这种说法将持续不长。

youdao

Initial sales were disappointing... but not for long.

最初的销售也让人失望……但这种情况并没有持续太久。

youdao

But it did not take long for the health care meeting to become heated.

VOA: special.2010.02.27

Yes-- for a while, but not for long.

是的，更快乐一段时间并不长久。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

He said, my apologies for not answering your letter but my health is poor and--but it was a long letter.

他写道,非常抱歉没能及时回复,我身体欠佳,这是一封很长的信

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

Early on, Mr. Shimabukuro flirted with distortion pedals and other plugged-in paraphernalia, but not for long.

WSJ: His Ukelele Is On Fire | Jake Shimabukuro | Cultural Conversation by Matthew Gurewitsch

Mr Kan's conditions put the ball back in the LDP's court, but not for long.

ECONOMIST: The unfathomable Naoto Kan defies both friends and enemies

Such barriers to easy approach may slow New Yorkers down, but not for long.

WSJ: Louis Kahn | Four Freedoms Park | Louis Kahn's Four Decades to Freedom | By Julie V. Iovine