Synonyms for shortly
ˈʃɔrt li

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. shortly(adverb)

   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 long(adverb)

   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, shortly(adverb)

   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 short(adverb)

   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. shortly(adverb)

   at a short distance

   "the hem fell shortly below her knees"

   Synonyms:
   in short, curtly, short, soon, concisely, presently, in brief, briefly, before long

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. shortly(ad.)

   Synonyms:
   soon, in a short time, in a little time

2. shortly(ad.)

   Synonyms:
   briefly, concisely, tersely, in a few words

3. shortly(ad.)

   Synonyms:
   inconsiderate, imprudent, indiscreet

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "shortly":

   soon, little, bit, briefly, few, short, quickly

How to pronounce shortly?

Alex

US English

Daniel

British

Karen

Australian

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Indian

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How to use shortly in a sentence?

1. John Cage:

   The first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why do I think it's not beautiful. And very shortly you discover that there is no reason.

2. Former Navy Secretary Richard Spencer:

   On Nov. 14, partly because the president had already contacted me twice, I sent him a note asking him not to get involved in these questions [posed by the review board], the next day, White House Counsel Pat Cipollone called me and said the president would remain involved. Shortly thereafter, I received a second call from Cipollone, who said the president would order me to restore Gallagher to the rank of chief.

3. Karen McWatters:

   We held hands and shortly after that her hand went limp in mine, and she never spoke again.

4. Leon Rajaobelina:

   Staff will return to work and flights will resume shortly.

5. Tina Tchen:

   Shortly after Jussie Smollett reported Jussie Smollett was attacked, as a family friend, I contacted Cook County States Attorney Kim Foxx, who I also know from prior work together.

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