Synonyms for briefly
brief·ly

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1. brieflyadverb

   for a short time

   "she visited him briefly"; "was briefly associated with IBM"

   Synonyms:
   in short, shortly, in brief, concisely

2. 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, shortly, curtly, concisely, soon, in brief, presently, short, before long

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1. brieflyadjective

   Synonyms:
   concisely, in short, in brief, in a few words

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1. List of paraphrases for "briefly":

   brief, succinctly, short, summarily, quickly, briefly, shortly, soon, concisely, simple, rapidly, summary

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1. Mark McGwire:

   I remember trying steroids very briefly in the 1989/1990 offseason and then after I was injured in 1993, I used steroids again, i used them on occasion throughout the ‘90s, including during the 1998 season.

2. Trevor Lawrence:

   We’re really excited, obviously. I talked to him briefly on the phone, I guess that was Thursday night, and then today, first time meeting him in person, just seems like a really great guy, obviously, he’s had a lot of success. His resume kind of speaks for itself. He’s an offensive guy, played quarterback in the NFL. All of those things make me really excited, and it’s something that I’m just excited to get to work with him and see what he brings to the table.

3. Allegheny County Police:

   I briefly saw it. It's important, however it has to be taken into context with the entire investigation.

4. Rick Perry:

   I'll just briefly say we're going to work with Congress and answer all their questions.

5. Christopher Morley:

   My theology, briefly, is that the universe was dictated, but not signed.