shortly

adverb

/ˈʃɔːtli/

1 a short time; not long

She arrived shortly after us.

I saw him shortly before he died.

I bought a new umbrella but lost it shortly afterwards.

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2 soon

I'll be ready shortly.

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​3 in an angry and impatient way

‘Just wait a minute,’ he said, shortly.

Word Origin

Old English scortlīce (see short, -ly).

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