adv. 1 soon, presently, anon, before long, in a (little) while, by and by, Archaic ere long I'll see you shortly 2 just, immediately, soon, right We had dinner with him shortly before he went abroad 3 abruptly, briefly, peremptorily, curtly, brusquely, sharply, tersely, testily, gruffly, rudely, tartly 'Leave me alone', said Bill shortly
SHORTLY
Meaning of SHORTLY in English
Oxford thesaurus English vocab. Английский словарь Оксфорд тезаурус. 2012