Anon \A*non"\, adv. [OE. anoon, anon, anan, lit., in one (moment), fr. AS. on in + [=a]n one. See On and One.]

1. Straightway; at once. [Obs.]

The same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it. --Matt. xiii. 20.

2. Soon; in a little while.

As it shall better appear anon. --Stow.

3. At another time; then; again.

Sometimes he trots, . . . anon he rears upright. --Shak.

Anon right, at once; right off. [Obs.]

--Chaucer.

Ever and anon, now and then; frequently; often.

A pouncet box, which ever and anon He gave his nose. --Shak.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)