1
as in briefly
in a few words
the sudden closing of the restaurant was announced only with a shortly worded sign: "Out of Business"
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as in soon
at or within a short time
the meeting will begin shortly, so don't go too far away to find a bathroom
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Recent Examples of shortly
The 6-foot-2 forward was ruled out shortly before the Blue Devils’ second-round game against Oregon.
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Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
The Oaks Bluff Police Department first responded to the call, and alerted the state police, who arrived shortly thereafter.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Russian drone attack sparks massive blazes in Odesa The strike came shortly before Czech Republic President Peter Pavel visited Odesa early Friday morning and held meetings with the city’s leaders and officials from other southern regions.
—Illia Novikov, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Casting of new roles is expected to begin shortly, with production eying a July start, sources said.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shortly
Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
The Oaks Bluff Police Department first responded to the call, and alerted the state police, who arrived shortly thereafter.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Russian drone attack sparks massive blazes in Odesa The strike came shortly before Czech Republic President Peter Pavel visited Odesa early Friday morning and held meetings with the city’s leaders and officials from other southern regions.
—Illia Novikov, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Casting of new roles is expected to begin shortly, with production eying a July start, sources said.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shortly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortly
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Chamberlain briefly dated actor Wesley Eure in the 1970s.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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While some storms may briefly weaken with the morning light, they are expected to regain strength by the afternoon.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2025
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Morgan began co-writing with them, and soon got a call from Aldean himself.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
21 Mar. 2025
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Poilievre vows to cut taxes and get resource projects in the resource-rich country approved sooner.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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This year's first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere occurs precisely at 5:01 a.m. EST on March 20, according to NASA.—
Amanda Cappelli,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2025
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That's precisely why Entertainment Weekly is celebrating what just might go down as the golden age of reality television with our Reality Rewind Issue, topped off with EW's ranking of our 25 favorite reality stars of the era.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Shortly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortly. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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