Shortly — Short ly, adv. [AS. sceortlice.] 1. In a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] I shall grow jealous of you shortly. Shak. [1913 Webster] The armies came shortly in view of each other. Clarendon. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shortly — index in due course, instantly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
shortly — O.E. scortlice “briefly,” also, in late O.E., “in short time;” from SHORT (Cf. short) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
shortly — *presently, soon, directly … New Dictionary of Synonyms
shortly — [adv] right away anon, any minute now, before long, by and by, in a little while, presently, proximately, quickly, soon; concept 820 Ant. later … New thesaurus
shortly — ► ADVERB 1) in a short time; soon. 2) in a few words; briefly. 3) abruptly, sharply, or curtly … English terms dictionary
shortly — [shôrt′lē] adv. 1. in a few words; briefly 2. in a short time; soon 3. abruptly and rudely; curtly … English World dictionary
shortly — short|ly [ ʃɔrtli ] adverb *** 1. ) soon, or happening within a short period of time of something: We re going to break for lunch very shortly. shortly after/before: Police arrived at the scene shortly after midnight. 2. ) if you say something… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shortly — short|ly W3 [ˈʃo:tli US ˈʃo:rt ] adv 1.) soon ▪ Ms Jones will be back shortly. shortly before/after sth ▪ The accident happened shortly before midday. 2.) written speaking in an impatient and unfriendly way ▪ I ve explained that already, Rod said … Dictionary of contemporary English
shortly — adverb 1 soon: Ms Jones will be back shortly. | shortly before/after: The accident happened shortly before midday. 2 speaking impatiently: “I ve explained that already,” Rod said shortly … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
