Dr. Stein will be with you shortly.
Source: tatoeba (51978)
Shortly
//ˈʃɔɹtli//
Synonyms for "shortly" (79 found)
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Closest matches (16)
Strong matches (24)
Related words (39)
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Translations
52 translations across 19 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- кратко adv (in a short or brief time or manner)
- накратко adv (in few words; briefly)
- сбито adv (in a short or brief time or manner)
- скоро adv (in or after a short time)
Catalan
4 entries- aviat adv (in a short or brief time or manner)
- breument adv (in few words; briefly)
- bruscament adv (in an irritable manner)
- en breu adv (in a short or brief time or manner)
Czech
1 entries- zanedlouho adv (in a short or brief time or manner)
Esperanto
1 entries- baldaŭ adv (in or after a short time)
Finnish
4 entries- kohta adv (in or after a short time)
- lyhyesti adv (in few words; briefly)
- nopeasti adv (in a short or brief time or manner)
- pian adv (in or after a short time)
French
2 entries- brièvement adv (in few words; briefly)
- rapidement adv (in a short or brief time or manner)
German
1 entries- bald adv (in or after a short time)
Italian
3 entries- in breve adv (in few words; briefly)
- subito adv (in a short or brief time or manner)
- tra poco adv (in or after a short time)
Korean
1 entries- 금방 adv (in a short or brief time or manner)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- жакында adv (in or after a short time)
Latin
1 entries- brevī adv (in or after a short time)
Māori
3 entries- potopoto adv (in a short or brief time or manner)
- ā kō kō ake nei adv (in a short or brief time or manner)
- ākuara adv (in a short or brief time or manner)
Polish
1 entries- wkrótce adv (in a short or brief time or manner)
Portuguese
4 entries- brevemente adv (in or after a short time)
- brevemente adv (in few words; briefly)
- concisamente adv (in few words; briefly)
- em breve adv (in or after a short time)
Russian
4 entries- вкра́тце adv (in few words; briefly)
- вско́ре adv (in or after a short time)
- ко́ротко adv (in few words; briefly)
- кра́тко adv (in a short or brief time or manner)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- gu grad adv (in a short or brief time or manner)
Spanish
2 entries- en breve adv (in a short or brief time or manner)
- pronto adv (in a short or brief time or manner)
Swedish
4 entries- fåordigt adv (in few words; briefly)
- inom kort adv (in or after a short time)
- kort adv (in few words; briefly)
- snart adv (in or after a short time)
Welsh
1 entries- gyda hyn adv (in or after a short time)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
The mayor will shortly announce his decision to resign.
Source: tatoeba (246156)
Shortly after the accident, the police came.
Source: tatoeba (263712)
"I've finished" said Tony shortly, then he closed the piano.
Source: tatoeba (266382)
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