shortly after

idiom

: soon after

Shortly after she hung up, the phone rang again.

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But these Beverly Hills bad boys went even further, shocking the public by going on a luxury spending spree shortly after their parents' deaths—splurging on luxury items, buying businesses, and flaunting their inheritance. —

Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 This summer, shortly after Vance’s nomination for the Vice-Presidency, Charles Johnson, a far-right conspiracy theorist, gave the Washington Post a trove of text messages between himself and Vance, including an exchange in which Johnson had highlighted Vance’s relationship with Chua. —

Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024 Puerto Rican music superstar Bad Bunny backed Harris shortly after Hinchcliffe’s appearance. —

Jill Colvin, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024 Additionally, Kevin filed for custody of his four youngest children shortly after their mother’s arrest, per The Salt Lake Tribune. —

Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shortly after