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shortly::adverb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | before long, presently, soon |
the book will appear shortly.
Examples of shortly
shortly
Shortly after the announcement, somebody brought up the subject of Tacos Garcia.
From the sacbee.com
The daughter heard three loud bangs shortly afterward, according to prosecutors.
From the thenewstribune.com
Which side of the limit it sits on will be decided shortly by the Supreme Court.
From the washingtontimes.com
His autobiography, My Wicked, Wicked Ways was published shortly after his death.
From the usatoday.com
Biltz said she wrote the song in about 90 minutes one day shortly before finals.
From the kansas.com
Doctors usually respond shortly thereafter with a text, an e-mail or phone call.
From the freep.com
The watches go on sale shortly to the public in India for a few hundred dollars.
From the cnn.com
When Walter Cronkite passed away, that happened shortly before our show started.
From the edition.cnn.com
The suspect was arrested in a park near the hotel shortly after the small blast.
From the online.wsj.com
- For a short time; "he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive"
- Soon: 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: 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: 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"
- At a short distance; "the hem fell shortly below her knees"
- In a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly; In few words; briefly; abruptly; curtly; as, to express ideas more shortly in verse than in prose; In an irritable ("short") manner
