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1. (adv.) shortly
in a short time; soon.
2. shortly
briefly; concisely.
3. shortly
curtly; rudely.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME, OE)
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| Definition of 'shortly' |
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1. (adverb) shortly
for a short time
"he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive"
2. (adverb) soon, shortly, presently, before long
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"
3. (adverb) curtly, short, shortly
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"
4. (adverb) concisely, briefly, shortly, in brief, in short
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"
5. (adverb) shortly
at a short distance
"the hem fell shortly below her knees"
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1. (adverb) shortly
soon
We'll be leaving shortly.; He became ill and died shortly after.
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1. (adverb) shortly
in a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly
2. (adverb) shortly
in few words; briefly; abruptly; curtly; as, to express ideas more shortly in verse than in prose
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Sense: soon
He will be here shortly; Shortly after that, the police arrived.
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 Afrikaans: kortliks |
 Arabic: قَريبا، عَمّا قَريب |
 Bulgarian: не след дълго |
 Brazilian: logo |
 Czech: brzy |
 German: bald |
 Danish: snart |
 Greek: σύντομα, σε λίγο |
 Spanish: dentro de poco, en breve |
 Estonian: varsti |
 Farsi: به زودي |
 Finnish: pian |
 French: bientôt |
 Hebrew: בְּקָרוֹב |
 Hindi: शीघ्रता से, संक्षेप में |
 Croatian: uskoro, ukratko |
 Hungarian: rövidesen |
 Indonesian: segera |
 Icelandic: innan skamms |
 Italian: presto |
 Japanese: すぐに |
 Korean: 곧 |
 Lithuanian: netrukus |
 Latvian: drīz; pēc brītiņa |
 Malay: sekejap lagi |
 Dutch: binnenkort |
 Norwegian: snart, om kort tid, kort |
 Polish: niedługo |
 Persian: به زودي |
 Pashto: دستي، په بيړه |
 Portuguese: logo |
 Romanian: curând |
 Russian: скоро, вскоре |
 Slovak: skoro |
 Slovenian: kmalu |
 Serbian: ubrzo |
 Swedish: kort, inom kort |
 Thai: ในไม่ช้า |
 Turkish: hemen, az sonra |
 Taiwanese: 不久 |
 Ukrainian: незабаром, невдовзі |
 Urdu: عنقریب، جلدی |
 Vietnamese: trong thời gian ngắn |
 Chinese: 不久，即刻 |
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