SHORTLY Meaning of SHORTLY in English adv.Shortly is used with these verbs: ↑ answer , ↑ arrive , ↑ begin , ↑ follow , ↑ laugh , ↑ release , ↑ reply , ↑ return , ↑ say Oxford Collocations English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний . 2012