Meaning

4 senses
  1. (not comparable)In a short or brief time or manner; quickly.

    кра́ткоkrátko, недо́лгоnedólgo

    for a short time

  2. (not comparable)In or after a short time; soon.

    The past perfect progressive is used for actions and situations which had continued up to a past moment or shortly before it.

    bald

    ско́роskóro, вско́реvskóre

    at a short distance

  3. (not comparable)In few words.

    Ideas are generally expressed more shortly in verse than in prose

    ко́роткоkórotko, кра́ткоkrátko, вкра́тцеvkrátce

    in a concise manner; in a few words

  4. (not comparable)In an irritable ("short") manner.

    "Stop interrupting me, will ya?" she said shortly.

    отры́вистоotrývisto, ре́зкоrézko

    in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner

Examples

207 sentences
  1. We'll be back on air shortly.

    Невдовзі ми повернемося в етер.

    ruМы вернёмся в эфир через короткое время.

    deWir sind bald wieder auf Sendung.

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  2. Tom will be with you shortly.

    Том скоро буде з вами.

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  3. Tom will be here shortly.

    Том скоро буде.

    ruТом скоро будет здесь.

    deTom wird in Kürze hier sein.

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  4. I'll be back shortly.

    Я скоро повернуся.

    ruЯ скоро вернусь.

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  5. We'll begin shortly.

    Ми скоро почнемо.

    ruМы скоро начнем.

    deWir werden bald beginnen.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 4
in a short or brief time or manner:
in or after a short time:
in few words; briefly:
in an irritable manner:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
in or after a short time:

Origin

From Middle English schortly, schortliche, from Old English sċortlīċe (“shortly; before lo

From Middle English schortly, schortliche, from Old English sċortlīċe (“shortly; before long; soon”), equivalent to short + -ly.

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Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedshort

Collocations

5 patterns
  • died shortly after
  • died shortly
  • be back shortly
  • arrived shortly
  • back shortly

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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