Quick and Shortly

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Quick adverb - With great speed.

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Shortly and quick are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shortly" instead the word "Quick" as an adjective or an adverb.

Nearby Words: quicken, quickly, quickness, quickie

Shortly adverb - In a few words.

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Quick and shortly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Quick" instead the word "Shortly" as an adverb or an adjective.

Nearby Word: shorten

The Expanded Universe jumped on this quick, with a collection of short stories set between "The Girl Who Died" and "The Woman Who Lived" published shortly after the Series 9 finale aired!

Source: Fanfic Fuel
Shortly after, when Ip reflexively leashes out with a kick, the ref is quick to remind him that another one will disqualify him.

Source: Extremity Extremist
Shortly after, he goes to run a quick errand, leaving his wife alone in the house with the doll.

Source: Film / Dead Silence

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