shortly

Adverb

• In a brief period of time; soon.
• for a short time
  • "he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive"
• in the near future
  • "the book will appear shortly"
• in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
  • "he said shortly that he didn't like it"
• in a concise manner; in a few words
  • "to put it shortly"
• at a short distance
  • "the hem fell shortly below her knees"

Adv

• In a short or brief time or manner; quickly.
• In or after a short time; soon.
• In few words.
• In an irritable ("short") manner.

Examples

• "Stop interrupting me, will ya?" she said shortly.
• He knew he’d win SHORTLY, given his powerful rack of tiles.
• Ideas are generally expressed more shortly in verse than in prose
• The past perfect progressive is used for actions and situations which had continued up to a past moment or shortly before it.

Synonyms

before long, briefly, concisely, curtly, in brief, in short, presently, short, soon, abruptly