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shortly

 adverb
     
short‧ly W3
1 soon:
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:
'I've explained that already,' Rod said shortly.
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