Anon is an old English word meaning immediately, at once, or without delay. It translates expressions used especially in the Gospels.
Definition
Anon is an old English word meaning immediately, at once, or without delay.
Biblical Usage
In the King James Version, “anon” translates the Gospel expressions rendered “straightway” in the Revised Version, describing something done immediately.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>a-non' (eutheos, euthus): In the King James Version of Mr 1:30; Mt 13:20, for "straightway" of the Revised Version (British and American), i.e. "without delay," "immediately."</p>