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Definition shortly in British English

shortly adverb

adverb
/ˈʃɔː(r)tli/
1

soon, or happening only a short period of time after something

Example

We're going to break for lunch very shortly.

Example

Police arrived at the scene shortly after midnight.

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2

if you say something shortly, you sound annoyed or rude

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Definition shortly in British English