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Shortly

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soon or in a short time

shortly(adverb)

for a short time

"he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive"

soon, shortly, presently, before long(adverb)

in the near future

"the doctor will soon be here"; "the book will appear shortly"; "she will arrive presently"; "we should have news before long"

curtly, short, shortly(adverb)

in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner

"he told me curtly to get on with it"; "he talked short with everyone"; "he said shortly that he didn't like it"

concisely, briefly, shortly, in brief, in short(adverb)

in a concise manner; in a few words

"the history is summed up concisely in this book"; "she replied briefly"; "briefly, we have a problem"; "to put it shortly"

shortly(adverb)

at a short distance

"the hem fell shortly below her knees"

in a few words

the sudden closing of the restaurant was announced only with a shortly worded sign: "Out of Business"

at or within a short time

the meeting will begin shortly, so don't go too far away to find a bathroom

My grandfather died shortly after my birth.

Tom left to go fishing shortly before dawn.

Tom left the house shortly after Mary left.

Tom got here shortly after 2:30.

Tom arrived shortly after Mary did.

Tom arrived shortly after Mary left.

Tom arrived shortly after 10

The radio station came back on the air shortly after the storm.

Shortly after the accident, the police came.

A man was seen acting suspiciously shortly before the explosion.

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diffusely long windedly verbosely wordily

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