Collocations for "briefly"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "briefly" in context.
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briefly
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adv
- Can I [see, talk to] you briefly (in my office)?
- had only briefly begun when
- was briefly on vacation (in)
- briefly describe your [strengths, experience]
- please briefly [discuss, explain, summarize, describe]
- this chapter briefly [discusses] the
- this chapter will briefly [discuss]
- was only briefly [discussed]
- was briefly [discussed, described] in [chapter 5]
- was briefly noted [at the back, in the fine print]
- need to [review, study] briefly (before)
- meet briefly to [discuss, talk about]
- [glanced, looked, stared] briefly at
- stopped over briefly in [Denver, London]
- [nodded, stuttered, paused] briefly then (carried on)
- briefly [succeeded, increased, got ahead] but then
- was hospitalized briefly (for)
- was briefly hospitalized (for)
'briefly' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):