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. Jonathan Franks:

   Trevor Reed was subjected to a lengthy, close-contact exposure to a prisoner who had active TB in December - that prisoner became gravely ill shortly after Trevor Reed encounter with Trevor Reed. Despite beginning post-exposure prophylaxis for other inmates, Russian authorities have refused to do the same for Trevor Reed and have thus far refused to test Trevor Reed.

2. Craig McCartt:

   My understanding is, by the time that officers entered... the situation was over -- that the suspect took his life very shortly before officers entered the facility.

3. Bernhard Gerwert:

   This means that the sales process for Defence Electronics shall continue as planned and can be finalised shortly.

4. Charlie Baker:

   Shortly after the arrival of these individuals, Martha’s Vineyard residents joined with local and state officials to create temporary shelter and provide necessities in a moment of urgent need, however, the island communities are not equipped to provide sustainable accommodation, and state officials developed a plan to deliver a comprehensive humanitarian response.

5. Matt Kaufler:

   The net enthusiasm in the market is reflective of hopes that the Greek crisis is going to be resolved here shortly, draghi's policy is starting to show some lift in the euro zone's aggregate inflation rate, albeit a marginal one, but nonetheless a lift.