Shortly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

for a short time

in the near future

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈɔːɹtli/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈɔːtli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈɔːtli/

2 syllables Say it as /ʃˈɔːɹtli/.

Examples

he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive
the doctor will soon be here
the book will appear shortly

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

before long soon presently curtly briefly in brief concisely short in short

Parts of Speech

adverb	for a short time “he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive”
adverb	in the near future “the doctor will soon be here”
adverb	in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner “he told me curtly to get on with it”
adverb	in a concise manner; in a few words “the history is summed up concisely in this book”
adverb	at a short distance “the hem fell shortly below her knees”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kurz

für kurze Zeit

🇫🇷French

prochainement

pendant une courte période

🇪🇸Spanish

dentro de poco

por un corto tiempo

🇮🇹Italian

a breve

per un breve periodo

🇳🇱Dutch

binnenkort

voor een korte tijd

🇵🇹Portuguese

em breve

por um curto período de tempo

🇷🇺Russian

вскоре

на короткое время

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कुछ ही देर में

थोड़े समय के लिए

🇧🇩Bengali

শীঘ্রই

অল্প সময়ের জন্য

🇮🇳Tamil

விரைவில்

ஒரு குறுகிய காலத்திற்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

త్వరలో

కొద్దికాలం పాటు

🇮🇳Marathi

लवकरच

थोड्या काळासाठी

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટૂંક સમયમાં

થોડા સમય માટે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ

ಅಲ್ಪಾವಧಿಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉടൻ

കുറച്ചു കാലത്തേക്ക്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਲਦੀ ਹੀ

ਥੋੜ੍ਹੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਲਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جلد ہی

ایک مختصر وقت کے لئے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不久

短时间内

🇯🇵Japanese

間もなく

短期間

🇰🇷Korean

곧

짧은 시간 동안

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trong thời gian ngắn

trong một thời gian ngắn

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่นาน

ในช่วงเวลาสั้น ๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

segera

untuk waktu yang singkat

🇵🇭Filipino

maya-maya

sa maikling panahon

🇲🇾Malay

sebentar lagi

untuk masa yang singkat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قريبا

لفترة قصيرة

🇮🇷Persian

به زودی

برای مدت کوتاهی

🇹🇷Turkish

kısaca

kısa bir süre için

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּקָרוּב

לזמן קצר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'shortly'?

The primary meaning of 'shortly' is 'for a short time'.

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Using 'shortly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'shortly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'shortly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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