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. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk:

   I am leaving no sermon, no dogma, nor am I leaving as my legacy any commandment that is frozen in time or cast in stone,” he said shortly before his death. 'Concepts of well-being for countries, for peoples and for individuals are changing. In such a world, to argue for rules that never change would be to deny the reality found in scientific knowledge and reasoned judgment.

2. Ryan Reynolds:

   Even right up before shortly before he passed away, I talked to him on the phone about a charity initiative he was trying to launch, this guy was really made of good stuff right until the end. Having him in the movie is certainly bittersweet, that's for sure.

3. Developer Nic Johns:

   I actually developed the app in February 2014, shortly before the Malaysia Airlines MH370 disappearance, due to that I postponed the release and worked on a few other things, then finalized and submitted it to Apple in December. The AirAsia QZ8501 flight crashed two weeks later.

4. James Fell:

   Many traders were expecting the Philippines to make the large 500,000 tonnes purchase shortly after approval was received, but no deals have happened, and this is really adding some intrigue to the market.

5. Paul Roos:

   He was wearing all black. His face was not masked ... We ducked behind a counter but I stood up and watched him. Two explosions went off shortly after one another. By that time he had stopped shooting, he turned around and started coming towards us. He was holding his gun inside his jacket. He looked around anxiously to see if anyone was going to stop him and then went down the escalator ... We heard some more gunfire and then another explosion, and then it was over.