Shortly
Meanings and phrases
shortly
- for a short time
- in the near future; soon; presently; before long
- in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner; curtly; short
- in a concise manner; in a few words; concisely; briefly; in brief; in short
- at a short distance
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- The branch opened shortly before 20 December 1868.
- He held a synod of his clergy shortly before 1066.
- ), was buried here: both died shortly before 1369.
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- The park was sold shortly thereafter and torn down.
- The wholesale store was torn down shortly thereafter.
- He died shortly thereafter of liver cancer at age 43.
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- A uniform review was conducted shortly afterwards.
- The population shortly afterwards was about 10,000.
- The lyric video was premiered shortly afterwards.
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- Her mother died shortly after reaching The Dalles.
- ), was buried here: both died shortly before 1369.
- She died shortly after turning 100, on March 9, 2010.
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- "Warrnambool" sank shortly afterward, in of water.
- Tyrrel himself was found murdered shortly afterward.
- Armistead was wounded shortly afterward three times.
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- He saw patients until shortly before his death in 2002.
- "After Nine" ran from 1985 until shortly before Christmas 1992.
- Barlow lived in the home until shortly before his death in 1812.
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- Another stock sale followed shortly after the crash.
- A third haemorrhage followed shortly afterwards.
- Her husband and remaining family followed shortly after.
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- He was released shortly after the October Revolution.
- He was released shortly thereafter on bail.
- Findlayter was released shortly thereafter.
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- He saw patients until shortly before his death in 2002.
- "After Nine" ran from 1985 until shortly before Christmas 1992.
- Barlow lived in the home until shortly before his death in 1812.
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- The re-embarkation began shortly afterwards.
- North American and European sales began shortly thereafter.
- Weaver's solo career began shortly after the demise of Kill Laura.
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- Æthelred died shortly afterwards in April.
- His wife, who lost consciousness, died shortly afterwards.
- Ward died shortly afterwards, on 8 July.
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- Thus the Coughee Brothaz shortly followed.
- This was shortly followed by another from the Queen in 1986.
- The Eastern Air Lines breakthrough was shortly followed by an order from Pan Am.
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- He died shortly thereafter of liver cancer at age 43.
- He died shortly thereafter on April 2, 1950.
- Mustafa Pasha died shortly thereafter.
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- ), was buried here: both died shortly before 1369.
- He died shortly before the stock market crash of 1929.
- Her father died shortly before she was born.
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- Girls are most commonly cut shortly after birth to age 15.
- The Truffauts had another child who died shortly after birth.
- They had an unnamed son, who died shortly after birth in 1321.
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- The Clash finally split up shortly afterwards.
- The band split up shortly afterwards.
- On January 27, 1990, Edo died, and the band broke up shortly after.
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- Wiley left the band shortly after the American tour in 1996.
- Anselmo, Opal and Fabra departed the band shortly after the release.
- Unsurprisingly, CBS dropped the band shortly after the album was released.
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- British troops left shortly after the end of the war.
- Berry left shortly thereafter and was replaced by Horovitz.
- Arts Council Chief Executive Tessa Jackson left shortly afterwards.
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- His "retirement" came shortly after a senior member of his department, , had fled to West Berlin.
- The attack came shortly before the date of the country's presidential election was due to be announced.
- Their musical debut came shortly thereafter, on July 30, with Morning Musume's 19th single, "Shabondama".
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- The appointment occurred shortly after Khoo had acquitted J.
- Eyewitnesses stated that the attack occurred shortly after the first mass.
- One controversial appointment had occurred shortly before the 1868 election.
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- The group disbanded shortly after releasing their debut.
- It was disbanded shortly afterwards on 26 February 1796.
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- Ado, in his martyrology published shortly afterwards, speaks of them as envoys of the apostles and as martyrs.
- The resulting volume, with extensive commentary and new information, was published shortly before Halpin's death in 2000.
- Van Vogt had first met Hubbard in 1945, and became interested in his Dianetics theories, which were published shortly thereafter.
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- The incident took place shortly before Jensen's entry to drug rehabilitation.
- In the Gospel of Mark 10:35–45 this episode takes place shortly after Jesus predicts his death.
- Trade week takes place shortly after the conclusion of each AFL season, but prior to the national draft.
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- He was hanged at Landsberg Prison shortly after midnight on June 7, 1951.
- Lederman was born in Philadelphia shortly after midnight on July 20, 1983.
- The Tarrant Rushton gliders landed in occupied France shortly after midnight.
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- The ATRAP project released similar results very shortly thereafter.
- Unfortunately, Lewin died in 1947, very shortly after Schachter's arrival in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- Rome was the first town established within the future Ellis County, followed very shortly by rival Hays City.
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- She met Frank Stranahan shortly after arriving in Fort Lauderdale.
- He telephoned his family in 'Asir shortly after arriving in the country.
- He became ill shortly after arriving in Jamaica, dying in either late 1737 or early 1738.
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- He retired shortly afterwards, aged 35.
- Crawford, a prime mover in its foundation, retired shortly after.
- Váradi turned pro in 1990 and retired shortly thereafter, in 1991.
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- It was written shortly after Skiba moved to the San Francisco Bay Area where LaVey had once lived.
- However, a contemporary Jewish letter written shortly after the siege does not mention the burning synagogue.
- It is first alluded to in the "Nibelungenklage", a poem likely written shortly after the "Nibelungenlied" (c.1200).
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- John dies shortly after his admission to the hospital.
- He eventually succeeds but dies shortly after.
- Courtney gives birth to a son and dies shortly afterwards.
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- Jericho started writing "A Lion's Tale" shortly after leaving the WWE, in August 2005.
- WYO 387 continues east entering the Town of Edgerton just shortly after leaving Midwest.
- It is the first material from Rob Halford's new band shortly after leaving Judas Priest.
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- Maruziva resigned shortly after in protest.
- Elected city councilor in the opposition, she resigned shortly thereafter.
- He resigned shortly after the investigation became public, in February 2012.
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- The kick missed and the game ended shortly afterwards.
- Rhodes' contract with the promotion ended shortly after.
- The meeting ended shortly afterwards.
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- The hotel closed shortly after the lake was enlarged.
- The bowling alley failed and closed shortly after it opened.
- The airfield closed shortly afterwards.
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- The ground's first stand was built shortly after.
- The mall was built shortly thereafter, attaching to its East side.
- The castle was built shortly before 1250 by members of the Markwartic family.
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- Claw soon started work on their sail with Sting shortly following.
- Cadillac started taking customer pre-orders shortly following the New York debut.
- Gray horses undergo progressive silvering that begins at or shortly following birth.
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- The plane crashed and caught fire shortly after takeoff, about from the end of the runway.
- In 2008, a B-2 was destroyed in a crash shortly after takeoff, though the crew ejected safely.
- On December 9, 2011, a Cessna 421-C aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff less than a mile from the airport into an open field.
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- Detailed plans would be announced shortly.
- The deaths of 14 people were announced shortly before 4 p.m.
- A second concert in New Zealand was announced shortly after.
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- The wholesale store was torn down shortly thereafter.
- This caused the newspaper to be shut down shortly after..
- PlayNET shut down shortly thereafter.