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Added 9 October 2026

shortly

/ˈʃɔɹtli/ adverb

In Latin: brevī Wiktionary

adverb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about shortly at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

In a short or brief time or manner; quickly.
In or after a short time; soon.
The past perfect progressive is used for actions and situations which had continued up to a past moment or shortly before it.
In few words.
Ideas are generally expressed more shortly in verse than in prose

Origin

From Middle English schortly, schortliche, from Old English sċortlīċe (“shortly; before long; soon”), equivalent to short + -ly.

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