shortly, adv.
freq. cnt. 11
freq. cnt. 11
for a short time
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6
shortly
sample sentences
"he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive"
in the near future
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 102 freq. cnt.: 60 freq. cnt.: 38 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
before long presently shortly soon
sample sentences
"the doctor will soon be here""the book will appear shortly"
"she will arrive presently"
"we should have news before long"
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
curtly short shortly
sample sentences
"he told me curtly to get on with it""he talked short with everyone"
"he said shortly that he didn't like it"
lexical pointers
derived from/pertains to
lexical pointers
derived from/pertains to
at a short distance
<adv.all>
shortly
sample sentences
"the hem fell shortly below her knees"
in a concise manner; in a few words
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 1
briefly concisely in brief in short shortly