shortly

How many syllables in shortly?

There are 2 syllables in the word shortly.

How to pronounce shortly:

Synonyms for shortly:

abruptly

before long

briefly

compactly

concisely

crisply

curtly

elliptically

exactly

in a nutshell

in a word

in brief

in short

in sum

laconically

pithily

precisely

presently

succinctly

summarily

tersely

Antonyms for shortly:

after

after a bit

after a period of time

after that

after this

afterward

afterwards

anon

at a future date

at a future time

at a later date

at a later time

at another time

at some point in the future

down the line

down the road

eventually

following that

following this

in a while

in due course

in the future

in time

in time to come

indirectly

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