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adverb
- 1. in a short time; soon: "the new database will shortly be available for consultation" Similar
- 2. in a few words; briefly: "they received a letter shortly outlining the proposals"
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a short time after or before something: Shortly after you left, a man came into the office looking for you. See more. Fewer examples. It was Johansson who scored the all-important goal shortly before half-time. The text is currently being emended and will be published shortly. The police evacuated the village shortly before the explosion.
a. : in a short time. we will be there shortly. b. : at a short interval. shortly after sunset. Synonyms. briefly. compactly. concisely. crisply. curtly. elliptically. laconically. pithily. succinctly. summarily. tersely. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of shortly in a Sentence. He left shortly after you did.
If something happens shortly after or before something else, it happens not long after or before it. If something is going to happen shortly, it is going to happen soon.
a short time after or before something: Shortly after you left, a man came into the office looking for you. See more. Fewer examples. It was Johansson who scored the all-important goal shortly before half-time. The text is currently being emended and will be published shortly. The police evacuated the village shortly before the explosion.
Definition of shortly adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. soon, presently, before long, anon (archaic), in a little while, any minute now, erelong (archaic or poetic) Their trial will begin shortly. 2. curtly, sharply, abruptly, tartly, tersely, succinctly, briefly, concisely, in a few words 'I don't know you,' he said shortly, 'and I'm in a hurry.'.
SHORTLY definition: 1. If something is going to happen shortly, it will happen soon: 2. a short time after or before…. Learn more.
SHORTLY meaning: 1 : in or within a short time soon; 2 : in a very brief and unfriendly way.
adverb. in a concise manner; in a few words. “to put it shortly ”. synonyms: briefly, concisely, in brief, in short. adverb. in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner. “he said shortly that he didn't like it”.
Definitions of 'shortly'. 1. If something happens shortly after or before something else, it happens not long after or before it. If something is going to happen shortly, it is going to happen soon. [...] 2. If you speak to someone shortly, you speak to them in a cross or impatient way. [...]
