adv. 25B6; adverb
she will be with you shortly : SOON, presently, in a little while, at any moment, in a minute, in next to no time, before long, by and by; N. Amer. momentarily; informal anon, any time now, pretty soon, before one can say Jack Robinson, in a jiffy; Brit. informal in a mo, sharpish; dated directly.
I know, he replied shortly : CURTLY, sharply, abruptly, bluntly, brusquely, tersely, gruffly, snappily, testily, rudely.