Thesaurus: shortly

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1. adv. In a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly.
2. adv. In few words; briefly; abruptly; curtly; as, to express ideas more shortly in verse than in prose.
3. adv. for a short time
4. adv. in the near future
5. adv. in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
6. adv. in a concise manner; in a few words
7. adv. at a short distance
8. 1. In a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly. Chaucer. I shall grow jealous of you shortly. Shak. The armies came shortly in view of each other. Clarendon. 2. In few words; briefly; abruptly; curtly; as, to express ideas more shortly in verse than in prose.
9. r:100 r. for a short time r. at a short distance