SHORTLY Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

shortly

adverb

ˈshȯrt-lē

Definition of shortly

as in briefly

in a few words the sudden closing of the restaurant was announced only with a shortly worded sign: "Out of Business"

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Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in soon

at or within a short time the meeting will begin shortly, so don't go too far away to find a bathroom

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Recent Examples of shortly Children attending other classes at the school in Dhading also escaped because teachers told them to quickly evacuate their classrooms shortly before the waters came crashing in. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026 Promising second-year outside linebacker Nic Scourton tore his ACL on the first day of training camp and was shortly thereafter pronounced out for the season. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2026 The 33-year-old right-hander has not pitched in the major leagues since shortly before undergoing Tommy John surgery in October 2024. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026 The two of them agreed on the terms in August 2025, and the police department began gathering the records shortly thereafter. — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shortly

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortly

Adverb

As shown on the chart, the load curve in 2026 surged significantly in late June, briefly exceeding 125,000 megawatts.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Las Vegas' Matt Gay, who played briefly for San Francisco last season, made 4 of 5 field goals, his miss coming from 54 yards in the third quarter.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of briefly

Adverb

For years, America's been in the chokehold of unnecessarily oversized pickup trucks, but recent announcements of new vehicles show that common sense – and more reasonably proportioned utes – may soon prevail.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
Robinson was expected to be an upgrade over veteran receiver Robert Woods, who was subsequently traded to the Tennessee Titans soon after the Robinson deal, but wasn’t able to achieve his previous levels of success.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of soon

Adverb

Yet, water and electricity are precisely the two critical resources that the AI and semiconductor industries rely on heavily.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Rather than simply reducing opponents’ health, players seek to break opponents’ posture by precisely deflecting and countering attacks.

— Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026