shortly
adverb
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in the near futuresoon
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for a short time“I was at the airport shortly before they were expected to arrive.”brieflyawhilefor a while
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at a minimal or small distance“The cat's tail hung shortly off the counter top.”
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in a concise mannerbrieflyconciselyin briefin short
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in a curt, abrupt and discourteous mannershortcurtly