Synonyms for shortly
ˈʃɔrt lishort·ly

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1. shortlyadverb

   for a short time

   "he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive"

   Synonyms:
   in short, curtly, short, soon, concisely, presently, in brief, briefly, before long

2. soon, shortly, presently, before longadverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   in short, curtly, short, soon, concisely, presently, currently, in brief, briefly, before long

3. curtly, short, shortlyadverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   in short, curtly, concisely, soon, presently, suddenly, short, in brief, dead, unawares, briefly, abruptly, before long

4. concisely, briefly, shortly, in brief, in shortadverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   in short, curtly, concisely, soon, in brief, presently, short, briefly, before long

5. shortlyadverb

   at a short distance

   "the hem fell shortly below her knees"

   Synonyms:
   in short, curtly, short, soon, concisely, presently, in brief, briefly, before long

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1. shortlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   soon, in a short time, in a little time

2. shortlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   briefly, concisely, tersely, in a few words

3. shortlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   inconsiderate, imprudent, indiscreet

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1. List of paraphrases for "shortly":

   soon, little, bit, briefly, few, short, quickly

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1. Navy Capt. Danny Hernandez:

   On April 14, a U.S. Air Force RC-135 aircraft flying a routine route in international airspace over the Baltic Sea was intercepted by a Russian Su-27 in an unsafe and unprofessional manner, this intercept comes shortly after the unsafe Russian encounters with USS Donald Cook.

2. Defense Secretary Ash Carter:

   We have devised a number of different approaches to that going forward and taken them to President (Barack) Obama, and you will be hearing I think very shortly from him.

3. Alissa Charles-Findley:

   At 26 you cut his life shortly and then you still have that opportunity to go live ? you can have kids, you can get married, you can do all of those things that Brandt Jean will never get the opportunity to do.

4. Claudia Sheinbaum:

   Firefighters, public safety personnel are working. Various hospitals are serving. We will give more information shortly.

5. Conor McClure:

   Heard a loud sound, almost sounded like thunder or someone moving heavy furniture. Didn't think it sounded like a shot. Thought nothing of it, shortly after, saw tons of people running out of the main building.