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say it: SHAWRT-lee
shortly is an adverb meaning "for a short time". It carries 5 recorded senses.
for a short time
“he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive”
in the near future
“the doctor will soon be here”
“the book will appear shortly”
“she will arrive presently”
“we should have news before long”
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
“he told me curtly to get on with it”
“he talked short with everyone”
“he said shortly that he didn't like it”
at a short distance
“the hem fell shortly below her knees”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for shortly come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.