transcription, транскрипция: [ ʃɔ:(r)tli ]
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
If something happens shortly after or before something else, it happens not long after or before it. If something is going to happen shortly , it is going to happen soon.
Their trial will shortly begin...
The work will be completed very shortly...
Shortly after moving into her apartment, she found a job...
ADV : ADV with v , ADV after/before n , ADV adv