shortly

shortly /'ʃɔ:tli/
  • phó từ
    • không lâu nữa, chẳng mấy chốc
    • vắn tắt, tóm lại
    • cộc lốc

Word families (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs): short, shortage, shortness, shorts, shorten, short, shortish, shortly


Xem thêm: not long, soon, presently, before long, curtly, short, concisely, briefly, in brief, in short, not far



shortly

Từ điển WordNet

    adv.

  • for a short time; not long

    he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive

  • in the near future; soon, presently, before long

    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; curtly, short

    he told me curtly to get on with it

    he talked short with everyone

    he said shortly that he didn't like it

  • in a concise manner; in a few words; concisely, briefly, in brief, in short

    the history is summed up concisely in this book

    she replied briefly

    briefly, we have a problem

    to put it shortly

  • at a short distance; not far

    the hem fell shortly below her knees


English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary


syn.: before long briefly concisely curtly in brief in short not far not long presently short soon