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1. For a short time
   "he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive"
    
2. In the near future
   "the book will appear shortly"
   - soon, presently, before long
    
3. In a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
   "he said shortly that he didn't like it"
   - curtly, short
    
4. In a concise manner; in a few words
   "to put it shortly"
   - concisely, briefly, in brief, in short
    
5. At a short distance
   "the hem fell shortly below her knees"

See also: short