shortly
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++short·ly /ˈʃɔːtli $ ˈʃɔːrt-/ ●●● S3 W3 adverb 1 SOONsoon 不久，很快，立刻 Ms Jones will be back shortly. 琼斯女士很快就会回来。shortly before/after something The accident happened shortly before midday. 事故是在正午前不久发生的。► see thesaurus at soon2 RUDE/IMPOLITE written speaking in an impatient and unfriendly way 〔说话〕不耐烦地，不友善地 SYN abruptly ‘I’ve explained that already, ’ Rod said shortly. “那个问题我已经解释过了。”罗德不耐烦地说。Examples from the Corpus
shortly• "I've already told them that, " Jim said shortly.• We apologize for the delay -- the train will be leaving shortly.• But this is not possible, as we shall see shortly!• Price Waterhouse intends to publish the survey's results shortly.• Ideally, Brown said, the city should host the Super Bowl in a new football stadium, sometime shortly after 1999.• Wine is intended to be drunk, as I aim to be shortly after finishing this.• Her last novel was published shortly after her death.• We report on patients with chronic viral hepatitis who died of hepatic decompensation during or shortly after interferon alfa treatment.• The incident remained in his mind and was reinforced by another experience he had shortly afterwards.• The President will shortly be on his way to Italy for a trade conference.• Jill quit the habit shortly before Christmas.• The floating charge obtained recognition shortly before this.short·ly adverbChineseSyllable
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shortly
short‧ly S3 W3 /ˈʃɔːtli $ ˈʃɔːrt-/
adverb
Ms Jones will be back shortly.
shortly before/after something
The accident happened shortly before midday.
2. written speaking in an impatient and unfriendly way
SYN abruptly:
‘I’ve explained that already,’ Rod said shortly.
▪ soon in a short time from now, or a short time after something else happens: See you soon! | It seemed difficult at first, but I soon got used to it.
▪in the near future in the next few weeks or months. In the near future is more formal than soon: The book will be on sale in the near future.
▪in no time (at all) very soon – used to talk about something good happening: You’ll be feeling better in no time at all. | In no time at all, her son was starting to speak Japanese.
▪in a minute spoken used to say that you will do something or something will happen within a few minutes: I’ll be ready in a minute. | The film’s going to start in a minute.
▪any minute now spoken used to say that something will or may happen very soon, but you do not know exactly when: They should be here any minute now.
▪any day now spoken used to say that something will or may happen in the next few days, but you do not know exactly when: I’m hoping to hear from her any day now.
▪shortly formal a short time from now: They will be with us shortly. | the new laws that will shortly be coming into effect
▪before long especially literary soon – used especially when something happens which you expected to happen: They got married, and before long Anna was expecting a baby.
▪it will not be long used when saying that something will happen soon: It won’t be long before everything is back to normal. | I knew that it wouldn’t be long before the same thing happened again.
short‧ly S3 W3 /ˈʃɔːtli $ ˈʃɔːrt-/
adverb Word Family: noun: short, shortage, shortness, shorts, shorty; verb: shorten, short; adverb: short, shortly; adjective: short
1. soon: shortly before/after something
2. written speaking in an impatient and unfriendly way
SYN abruptly:
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