shortly
In a short or brief time or mannerIn a short or brief time or manner; quickly.
» We'll be back on air shortly.
Wir sind bald wieder auf Sendung.
Мы вернёмся в эфир через короткое время.
Невдовзі ми повернемося в етер.
Meaning
4 senses(not comparable)In a short or brief time or manner; quickly.
кра́ткоkrátko, недо́лгоnedólgo
for a short time
(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
(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
(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 sentencesWe'll be back on air shortly.
Невдовзі ми повернемося в етер.
ruМы вернёмся в эфир через короткое время.
deWir sind bald wieder auf Sendung.
Tom will be with you shortly.
Том скоро буде з вами.
Tom will be here shortly.
Том скоро буде.
ruТом скоро будет здесь.
deTom wird in Kürze hier sein.
I'll be back shortly.
Я скоро повернуся.
ruЯ скоро вернусь.
We'll begin shortly.
Ми скоро почнемо.
ruМы скоро начнем.
deWir werden bald beginnen.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English schortly, schortliche, from Old English sċortlīċe (“shortly; before loFrom Middle English schortly, schortliche, from Old English sċortlīċe (“shortly; before long; soon”), equivalent to short + -ly.
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Synonyms
10 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
Collocations
5 patterns- died shortly after
- died shortly
- be back shortly
- arrived shortly
- back shortly