shortly
part of speech
adverb (shortly)
meaning for a pupil
1) Soon, in a short time: The bus will arrive shortly. tree →
2) «Shortly before/after»: a short time before or after. tree →
3) In a few words, often rudely: «No,» she said shortly. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday announcements («We will be landing shortly») it means very soon. In stories «shortly after» moves the time on a little. Speaking «shortly» shows a character is annoyed or impatient.
examples
- And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice, it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass. (Torah GEN.41.32, JPS 1917) tree →
- The valiants to the Sefer Vetzirah 1, the teit of Sefer Yetzirah 11, texts Mantua 1 and Mantua 1 1 will be found in the Hebrew edition of this work which will appear shortly. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
- I came to this conclusion in investig- ating the pronunciation of the vowels, which the reader will tind in my nNrpr: -ip;r "prT (will a]ipear shortly i. in which 1 have discussed it at lengtii. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
- Now will I shortly pour out My fury upon thee, and spend Mine anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways; and I will bring upon thee all thine abominations. (Prophets EZK.7.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- The doctor will see you shortly. tree →
- Shortly after lunch, it began to rain. tree →
- The film starts shortly. tree →
- He left shortly before midnight. tree →
- «I'm busy,» she said shortly. tree →
- Dinner will be ready shortly, so wash your hands. tree →
- Shortly after that, another election among the Animals was held. tree →
note
Usually means «soon», not «in a short way». «In short» means «to sum up». Not about height.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «shortly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.