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US
/ˈʃɔɹtɫi/
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[ UK /ʃˈɔːtli/ ]
[ UK /ʃˈɔːtli/ ]
ADVERB
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at a short distance
the hem fell shortly below her knees -
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
he said shortly that he didn't like it
he talked short with everyone
he told me curtly to get on with it -
in a concise manner; in a few words
to put it shortly
the history is summed up concisely in this book
briefly, we have a problem
she replied briefly -
for a short time
he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive -
in the near future
we should have news before long
the doctor will soon be here
she will arrive presently
the book will appear shortly
How To Use shortly In A Sentence
- No one ever accused us of being over-rehearsed," Stephen Stills says at one point, shortly before he's shown tripping over a footlight on the stage and playing flat on his back while he rolls from side to side trying to get himself back up. Evan Handler: Find the Cost of Freedom (of Speech)
- Still, we managed to beat Italy in the first of a sporting double-header in which our footballers will shortly travel to Italy for a World Cup qualifier.
- It was the last big wreck of the steam era on the C.P.R., occurring shortly before I began railroading.
- Shortly after the demolition of the tower, the reef, as if enraged at having been denied a number of victims owing to the existence of the warning light, trapt the "Winchelsea" as she was swinging up Channel, and smashed her to atoms, with enormous loss of life. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 2 Great Britain and Ireland, Part 2
- But shortly afterwards they wrote to him informing him that the job offer had been withdrawn.
- Shortly after my Ph.D. Alfred Kastler urged me to accept a teaching position at the University of Paris. Claude Cohen-Tannoudji - Autobiography
- A split from his long-time girlfriend shortly after only served to drive him further into the darkness. Times, Sunday Times
- I am assuming as they are looking for the will that the flash sidewards was taking place shortly after the plane had landed, at which point Kate is on the run from the police and definitely not bringing up a child. LOSTCasts 82: The Lighthouse
- At least one car was overturned and others had windows smashed by what locals described as a mini tornado that swept through the area shortly before 1pm.
- Shortly after leaving the outskirts of Adonis the car slithered down a sloping piece of ground, teetered over a low bank, and splashed logily into water. The Past Through Tomorrow