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