Later and Shortly

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Later adverb - Following in time or place.

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Shortly is an antonym for later.

Shortly adverb - In a few words.

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Later is an antonym for shortly in right away topic.

Nearby Word: shorten

He demonstrates it during the opening sequence when he realizes something's wrong shortly before Bomb Voyage blows the wall open, and later on when the first Omnidroid is behind him.

Source: Western Animation / The Incredibles
Later as she's facing the wolves with a stick which shortly breaks, giving us a close up of her panicked face right before a wolf lunges at her.

Source: Disney / Beauty and the Beast
Shortly before Cassie's birth John betrayed Amelia by having an affair with Elizabeth Meade which resulted in Diana Meade being born less than a month later.

Source: Series / The Secret Circle

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