Speechwriting Vocabulary

adverb a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc. (e.g., gently, quite, then, there).

• Before long, the company will be implementing new policies to improve efficiency.
• I'm sure before long, we'll all be used to the new schedule.
• Before long, we'll be chilling at the beach, no worries.
• Like a flower blooming before long, her talent will shine through.

verb to write a book, article, etc. for someone else who is named as the author

• The author hired a professional writer to ghostwrite their autobiography.
• I heard that famous singer doesn't write their own songs, they ghostwrite them.
• I can't believe she's making me ghostwrite her paper for her!
• The company's CEO often has others ghostwrite his speeches to save time.

noun a section or portion of a written work or speech

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• The passage of time is inevitable and unstoppable.
• I read a really interesting passage in the book last night.
• I totally bombed that passage of the test.
• The passage from childhood to adulthood is a journey full of challenges.