shortly

[short·ly]

In the near future

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In a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly.

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"

Adverb
for a short time; "he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive"

Adverb
at a short distance; "the hem fell shortly below her knees"

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"

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"

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adv.
In a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly.

adv.
In few words; briefly; abruptly; curtly; as, to express ideas more shortly in verse than in prose.

Shortly

Short"ly, adv. [AS. sceortlice.] 1. In a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly. Chaucer.

I shall grow jealous of you shortly.

The armies came shortly in view of each other.

2. In few words; briefly; abruptly; curtly; as, to express ideas more shortly in verse than in prose.

In a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly.

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Usage Examples

Shortly thereafter, some friends encouraged me to try out for the Miss South Carolina World beauty pageant. To my surprise, I won - and was sent to New York City to compete nationally.

I come now to tell you for what I am brought here to die, and to give you an account of my faith, which I shall do as in the sight of the living God before whom I am shortly to stand.

I do hope that our spring will be starting shortly and we will all be able to enjoy some sunshine again.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

My father and mother were second cousins, though they did not meet till shortly before their marriage.

I met Bill Clinton in 1977 while I was working as a news reporter for KARK-TV in Little Rock, Arkansas. Shortly after we met, we began a sexual relationship that lasted for twelve years.

After I had the Caesarean, I was told I had really strong stomach muscles and so would heal very quickly. And I did. I was up walking about within three hours. Six days after having her, I was out shopping and shortly after that I made it to David Walliams' wedding.

My mother died of metastatic colorectal cancer shortly before three P.M. on Christmas Day of 2008. I don't know the exact time of her death, because none of us thought to look at a clock for a while after she stopped breathing.