Exact Match:
- shortly
- for a short time; "he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive"
- at a short distance; "the hem fell shortly below her knees"
Synonyms:
- abruptly,
- after a while,
- anon,
- aphoristically,
- bearishly,
- before long,
- betimes,
- bluffly,
- bluntly,
- boorishly,
- brashly,
- briefly,
- brusquely,
- by and by,
- cavalierly,
- churlishly,
- compendiously,
- concisely,
- crisply,
- crustily,
- curtly,
- directly,
- economically,
- ere long,
- fleetingly,
- flickeringly,
- flittingly,
- for a moment,
- gruffly,
- harshly,
- immediately,
- in a moment,
- in a while,
- in an instant,
- in brief,
- in brief compass,
- in due course,
- in due time,
- in short,
- just,
- laconically,
- momentarily,
- nastily,
- peremptorily,
- pithily,
- pointedly,
- presently,
- pronto,
- quickly,
- right,
- rudely,
- sententiously,
- sharply,
- snippily,
- soon,
- sparely,
- succinctly,
- summarily,
- swiftly,
- synoptically,
- tartly,
- tersely,
- testily,
- transiently
Related Words:
- economically
collapse - with respect to economic science; "economically this proposal makes no sense"
- with respect to the economic system; "economically the country is worse off" related words >
- momentarily
collapse
- at any moment; "she will be with you momently"
- for an instant or moment; "we paused momentarily before proceeding"; "a cardinal perched momently on the dogwood branch" related words >
- presently
collapse
- at this time or period; now; "he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations"; "currently they live in Connecticut" related words >
- by and by
collapse
- at some eventual time in the future; "By and by he'll understand"; "I'll see you later" related words >
- after a time,
- after a while,
- afterward,
- afterwards,
- anon,
- before long,
- behind,
- betimes,
- by destiny,
- directly,
- ere long,
- fatally,
- hopefully,
- imminently,
- in a moment,
- in a while,
- in aftertime,
- in due course,
- in due time,
- in the future,
- infra,
- later,
- latterly,
- next,
- predictably,
- presently,
- probably,
- proximo,
- shortly,
- soon,
- subsequently,
- tomorrow
- curtly
collapse
- in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner; "he told me curtly to get on with it"; "he talked short with everyone"; "he said shortly that he didn't like it" related words >
- abruptly,
- aphoristically,
- bearishly,
- bluffly,
- bluntly,
- boorishly,
- brashly,
- briefly,
- brusquely,
- cavalierly,
- churlishly,
- compendiously,
- concisely,
- crisply,
- crustily,
- economically,
- gruffly,
- harshly,
- in brief compass,
- laconically,
- nastily,
- pithily,
- pointedly,
- sententiously,
- sharply,
- shortly,
- snippily,
- sparely,
- succinctly,
- summarily,
- synoptically,
- tersely
- briefly
collapse
- for a short time; "she visited him briefly"; "was briefly associated with IBM" related words >
- accurately,
- aphoristically,
- bluntly,
- brusquely,
- compendiously,
- concisely,
- crisply,
- curtly,
- economically,
- exactly,
- fleetingly,
- flickeringly,
- flittingly,
- for a moment,
- hastily,
- hurriedly,
- in a capsule,
- in a nutshell,
- in an instant,
- in brief,
- in brief compass,
- in short,
- laconically,
- momentarily,
- pithily,
- pointedly,
- precisely,
- quickly,
- sententiously,
- shortly,
- sparely,
- succinctly,
- summarily,
- swiftly,
- synoptically,
- tersely,
- transiently
- in due course
collapse
- at the appropriate time; "we'll get to this question in due course" related words >
- anon
collapse
- (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while; "see you anon"
- at another time; "ever and anon" related words >
- after a time,
- after a while,
- afterward,
- afterwards,
- again,
- at another time,
- at that moment,
- at that time,
- before long,
- betimes,
- by and by,
- by destiny,
- directly,
- ere long,
- fatally,
- hopefully,
- imminently,
- in a moment,
- in a while,
- in aftertime,
- in due course,
- in due time,
- in that case,
- in the future,
- later,
- on that occasion,
- predictably,
- presently,
- probably,
- proximo,
- shortly,
- soon,
- then,
- thereat,
- tomorrow,
- when
- after a while,
- ahead,
- ahead of time,
- anon,
- at times,
- before,
- before long,
- beforehand,
- beforetime,
- by and by,
- directly,
- early,
- ere long,
- ever and again,
- ever and anon,
- foresightedly,
- here and there,
- in a moment,
- in a while,
- in advance,
- in anticipation,
- in due course,
- in due time,
- now and again,
- now and then,
- once and again,
- oversoon,
- precociously,
- prematurely,
- presently,
- seasonably,
- shortly,
- soon,
- timely
- harshly
collapse
- in a harsh or unkind manner; "`That's enough!,' he cut in harshly" related words >
- abruptly,
- austerely,
- badly,
- bearishly,
- bluffly,
- bluntly,
- boorishly,
- brashly,
- brusquely,
- cavalierly,
- churlishly,
- cruelly,
- crustily,
- curtly,
- grimly,
- gruffly,
- hardly,
- heartlessly,
- inclemently,
- inexorably,
- mercilessly,
- nastily,
- painfully,
- pitilessly,
- relentlessly,
- remorselessly,
- rigorously,
- roughly,
- ruggedly,
- ruthlessly,
- severely,
- sharply,
- shortly,
- snippily,
- sternly,
- strictly,
- stringently,
- toughly,
- uncompassionately,
- unforgivingly,
- unmercifully,
- unremorsefully,
- unsparingly,
- unsympathetically,
- unyieldingly
- summarily
collapse
- without delay; in a summary manner; "the suspected spy was summarily executed" related words >
- PDQ,
- abruptly,
- apace,
- aphoristically,
- at once,
- briefly,
- brusquely,
- compendiously,
- concisely,
- crisply,
- curtly,
- decisively,
- directly,
- economically,
- expeditiously,
- forthwith,
- immediately,
- in brief compass,
- in no time,
- instanter,
- instantly,
- laconically,
- on the instant,
- on the spot,
- peremptorily,
- pithily,
- pointedly,
- precipitately,
- pretty damned quick,
- promptly,
- pronto,
- quickly,
- right away,
- right off,
- sententiously,
- shortly,
- smartly,
- sparely,
- speedily,
- straightaway,
- straightway,
- subito,
- succinctly,
- suddenly,
- swiftly,
- synoptically,
- tersely,
- with all speed,
- without delay,
- without further delay,
- without hesitation,
- without warning
- abruptly
collapse
- quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly" related words >
- a corps perdu,
- bang,
- bearishly,
- bluffly,
- bluntly,
- boorishly,
- brashly,
- brusquely,
- cavalierly,
- churlishly,
- crustily,
- curtly,
- dash,
- forthwith,
- gruffly,
- harshly,
- hastily,
- head over heels,
- headfirst,
- headforemost,
- headlong,
- heels over head,
- impetuously,
- impulsively,
- like a flash,
- like a thunderbolt,
- nastily,
- of a sudden,
- on short notice,
- plop,
- plump,
- plunk,
- pop,
- precipitantly,
- precipitately,
- precipitously,
- rashly,
- sharp,
- sharply,
- short,
- shortly,
- slap,
- slap-bang,
- smack,
- snippily,
- startlingly,
- sudden,
- suddenly,
- surprisingly,
- unawares,
- unexpectedly,
- without notice,
- without warning
- soon
collapse
- in the near future; "the doctor will soon be here"; "the book will appear shortly"; "she will arrive presently"; "we should have news before long" related words >
- after a time,
- after a while,
- afterward,
- afterwards,
- anon,
- at bottom,
- at once,
- before long,
- betimes,
- by and by,
- by destiny,
- directly,
- ere long,
- eventually,
- expeditiously,
- fatally,
- forthwith,
- gladly,
- happily,
- hastily,
- hopefully,
- immediately,
- imminently,
- in a jiffy,
- in a moment,
- in a second,
- in a while,
- in a wink,
- in aftertime,
- in due course,
- in due time,
- in good time,
- in short order,
- in the future,
- in time,
- instantly,
- later,
- lickety-split,
- lief,
- momentarily,
- on the double,
- one day,
- oversoon,
- posthaste,
- predictably,
- premature,
- presently,
- previous,
- probably,
- promptly,
- pronto,
- proximo,
- quick,
- quickly,
- rapidly,
- readily,
- right away,
- seasonably,
- shortly,
- sooner or later,
- speedily,
- straightway,
- swiftly,
- timely,
- tomorrow,
- tout de suite,
- ultimately,
- untimely,
- willingly,
- without delay
- immediately
collapse
- without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!"
- near or close by; "he passed immediately behind her"
- bearing an immediate relation; "this immediately concerns your future" related words >
- PDQ,
- amain,
- anon,
- apace,
- at once,
- away,
- by forced marches,
- closely,
- contiguously,
- cursorily,
- decisively,
- directly,
- expeditiously,
- feverishly,
- forthwith,
- furiously,
- hand over fist,
- hastily,
- helter-skelter,
- hotfoot,
- hurriedly,
- hurry-scurry,
- in a jiffy,
- in a second,
- in a wink,
- in no time,
- in passing,
- instantaneously,
- instanter,
- instantly,
- intimately,
- just now,
- just then,
- momentaneously,
- momentarily,
- momently,
- now,
- on the dot,
- on the instant,
- on the nail,
- on the run,
- on the spot,
- pell-mell,
- pretty damned quick,
- promptly,
- pronto,
- quickly,
- right away,
- right now,
- right off,
- shortly,
- slapdash,
- smartly,
- soon,
- speedily,
- straightaway,
- straightway,
- subito,
- summarily,
- superficially,
- swiftly,
- this instant,
- tout de suite,
- when,
- with a rush,
- with all haste,
- with all speed,
- with dispatch,
- with haste,
- without delay,
- without further delay,
- without hesitation
- pointedly
collapse
- in such a manner as to make something clearly evident; "he pointedly ignored the question" related words >
- abundantly,
- acutely,
- advisedly,
- amazingly,
- amply,
- aphoristically,
- astonishingly,
- awesomely,
- briefly,
- brusquely,
- by design,
- calculatedly,
- concisely,
- consciously,
- conspicuously,
- contemplatedly,
- copiously,
- crisply,
- curtly,
- deliberately,
- designedly,
- eminently,
- emphatically,
- exceptionally,
- exquisitely,
- extraordinarily,
- exuberantly,
- famously,
- generously,
- glaringly,
- impressively,
- in cold blood,
- incredibly,
- intensely,
- intentionally,
- knowingly,
- laconically,
- magically,
- magnanimously,
- magnificently,
- markedly,
- marvelously,
- meditatedly,
- nobly,
- notably,
- on purpose,
- particularly,
- peculiarly,
- pithily,
- preeminently,
- premeditatedly,
- profusely,
- prominently,
- pronouncedly,
- purposefully,
- purposely,
- purposively,
- remarkably,
- richly,
- sententiously,
- shortly,
- signally,
- singularly,
- splendidly,
- strikingly,
- succinctly,
- summarily,
- superlatively,
- surpassingly,
- surprisingly,
- tersely,
- uncommonly,
- unusually,
- voluntarily,
- willfully,
- with full intent,
- with intent,
- with malice aforethought,
- with purpose,
- wittingly,
- wonderfully,
- wondrous,
- worthily
- directly
collapse
- without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office"
- in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; "he didn't answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for less work and more pay"
- without anyone or anything intervening; "these two factors are directly related"; "he was directly responsible"; "measured the physical properties directly" related words >
- PDQ,
- absolutely,
- after a while,
- all joking aside,
- anon,
- apace,
- at once,
- before long,
- betimes,
- bluffly,
- bluntly,
- broadly,
- brusquely,
- by and by,
- candidly,
- completely,
- dead,
- dead ahead,
- decisively,
- definitely,
- direct,
- down the alley,
- due,
- due north,
- entirely,
- ere long,
- even,
- exactly,
- expeditiously,
- expressly,
- faithfully,
- forthright,
- forthwith,
- frankly,
- genuinely,
- immediately,
- in a beeline,
- in a moment,
- in a while,
- in all conscience,
- in all respects,
- in all seriousness,
- in due course,
- in due time,
- in every respect,
- in line with,
- in no time,
- in plain English,
- in plain words,
- instanter,
- instantly,
- ipsissimis verbis,
- just,
- literally,
- literatim,
- momentarily,
- naturally,
- on the beam,
- on the instant,
- on the spot,
- on the straight,
- openheartedly,
- openly,
- outspokenly,
- plain-spokenly,
- plainly,
- plumb,
- point-blank,
- positively,
- precisely,
- presently,
- pretty damned quick,
- promptly,
- pronto,
- quickly,
- right,
- right away,
- right off,
- rigidly,
- rigorously,
- roundly,
- shortly,
- sincerely,
- smartly,
- soon,
- speedily,
- square,
- squarely,
- straight,
- straight across,
- straight ahead,
- straightaway,
- straightforward,
- straightforwardly,
- straightforwards,
- straightly,
- straightway,
- strictly,
- subito,
- summarily,
- swiftly,
- to the letter,
- unaffectedly,
- unassumingly,
- unconstrainedly,
- undeviatingly,
- unerringly,
- unpretentiously,
- unreservedly,
- unrestrainedly,
- unswervingly,
- unveeringly,
- verbally,
- verbatim,
- verbatim et litteratim,
- when,
- with all speed,
- with no nonsense,
- without delay,
- without further delay,
- word by word,
- word for word
- swiftly
collapse
- in a swift manner; "she moved swiftly" related words >
- PDQ,
- abruptly,
- agilely,
- amain,
- apace,
- at flank speed,
- at once,
- briefly,
- briskly,
- by forced marches,
- cursorily,
- decisively,
- directly,
- double-quick,
- expeditiously,
- fast,
- feverishly,
- flat-out,
- fleetingly,
- flickeringly,
- flittingly,
- for a moment,
- forthwith,
- full tilt,
- furiously,
- hand over fist,
- hand over hand,
- hastily,
- hell for leather,
- hell-bent,
- hell-bent for election,
- helter-skelter,
- hotfoot,
- hurriedly,
- hurry-scurry,
- immediately,
- in a flash,
- in a jiffy,
- in a trice,
- in an instant,
- in double time,
- in double-quick time,
- in high,
- in high gear,
- in no time,
- in passing,
- in seven-league boots,
- instanter,
- instantly,
- lickety-cut,
- lickety-split,
- like a shot,
- like greased lightning,
- momentarily,
- nimbly,
- on the double,
- on the instant,
- on the run,
- on the spot,
- pell-mell,
- post,
- posthaste,
- precipitately,
- pretty damned quick,
- promptly,
- pronto,
- quick,
- quickly,
- rapidly,
- readily,
- right away,
- right off,
- shortly,
- slapdash,
- smartly,
- snappily,
- speedily,
- spryly,
- straightaway,
- straightway,
- subito,
- suddenly,
- summarily,
- superficially,
- transiently,
- trippingly,
- under forced draft,
- unexpectedly,
- whip and spur,
- with a rush,
- with all haste,
- with all speed,
- with dispatch,
- with giant strides,
- with haste,
- with rapid strides,
- with speed,
- without delay,
- without further delay
- quickly
collapse
- with rapid movements; "he works quickly" related words >
- PDQ,
- agilely,
- amain,
- animatedly,
- anxiously,
- apace,
- at flank speed,
- at once,
- at the double,
- avidly,
- breathlessly,
- briefly,
- by forced marches,
- cursorily,
- decisively,
- directly,
- double-quick,
- eagerly,
- enthusiastically,
- expeditiously,
- fast,
- feverishly,
- flat-out,
- fleetingly,
- flickeringly,
- flittingly,
- for a moment,
- forthwith,
- furiously,
- hand over fist,
- hand over hand,
- hastily,
- headlong,
- hell for leather,
- hell-bent,
- hell-bent for election,
- helter-skelter,
- hotfoot,
- hurriedly,
- hurry-scurry,
- immediately,
- impatiently,
- impetuously,
- impulsively,
- in an instant,
- in double time,
- in double-quick time,
- in high,
- in high gear,
- in no time,
- in passing,
- in seven-league boots,
- instanter,
- instantly,
- keenly,
- lickety-cut,
- lickety-split,
- momentarily,
- nimbly,
- on the double,
- on the instant,
- on the run,
- on the spot,
- pell-mell,
- post,
- posthaste,
- precipitately,
- pretty damned quick,
- promptly,
- pronto,
- quick,
- rapidly,
- rashly,
- readily,
- recklessly,
- right away,
- right off,
- shortly,
- slapdash,
- smartly,
- snappily,
- speedily,
- spryly,
- straightaway,
- straightway,
- subito,
- suddenly,
- summarily,
- superficially,
- swiftly,
- transiently,
- trippingly,
- under forced draft,
- vivaciously,
- whip and spur,
- with a rush,
- with alacrity,
- with all haste,
- with all speed,
- with dispatch,
- with giant strides,
- with gusto,
- with haste,
- with open arms,
- with rapid strides,
- with relish,
- with speed,
- with zest,
- without delay,
- without further delay,
- zestfully
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