adverb
- in a short time; soon.
- at another time.
- Archaic. at once; immediately.
- ever and anon, now and then; occasionally.
adverb archaic, or literary
- in a short time; soon
- ever and anon now and then
abbreviation for
- anonymous
late Old English anon, earlier on an, literally “into one,” thus “continuously; straightway (in one course), at once;” see one. By gradual misuse, “soon, in a little while” (1520s). A one-word etymological lesson in the enduring power of procrastination.
An abbreviation for anonymous, used to indicate unknown or unacknowledged authorship. Without the period, anon means “at another time” or “again.”