shortly

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

short·ly BrE [ˈʃɔːtli] NAmE [ˈʃɔːrtli] adverb
1. a short time; not long
• She arrived shortly after us.
• I saw him shortly before he died.
•I bought a new umbrella but lost it shortly afterwards.
2. soon
• I'll be ready shortly.
3. in an angry and impatient way
Syn: ↑sharply
• ‘Just wait a minute,’ he said, shortly.

Word Origin:
[shortly] Old English scortlīce (see ↑short, ↑-ly).

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  concisely, briefly, in brief, in short, curtly, short, soon, presently, before long