1.
Something that happens or is done ~ happens or is done for a very short period of time.
He smiled ~...
Guerillas captured and ~ held an important provincial capital.
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2.
If you say or write something ~, you use very few words or give very few details.
There are four basic alternatives; they are described ~ below.
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3.
You can say ~ to indicate that you are about to say something in as few words as possible.
Briefly, no less than nine of our agents have passed information to us.
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