shortly

adverbs

for a short time

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

shortly

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"

before long, presently, shortly, soon

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"

curtly, short, shortly

is derived from

in a concise manner; in a few words

"the history is summed up concisely in this book"; "she replied briefly"; "briefly, we have a problem"; "to put it shortly"

briefly, concisely, in brief, in short, shortly

at a short distance

"the hem fell shortly below her knees"

shortly