Collocations for "shortly"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "shortly" in context.
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shortly
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adv
- shortly before [arriving, leaving, starting]
- shortly after the [event, meeting, close]
- shortly after [school, work, take off, landing]
- shortly [afterwards, after, beforehand, before, thereafter]
- [happened, occurred, arrived] shortly afterwards
- by [tomorrow] or shortly thereafter
- was shortly [joined, followed] by
- [will, should] be [there, finished] shortly
- I'll be [there, with you, downstairs] shortly
- will be [over, completed, ready, available] shortly
- will be meeting shortly to [discuss, plan, organize, arrange]
- an email shortly [outlining, explaining, putting forward]
- [replied, answered, responded] shortly
'shortly' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
after
- afterwards
- agent
- approach
- arrive
- attendant
- clerk
- commence
- graduation
- invoice
- online
- operational
- spool
- taxi