Quickly
Quickly adverb - With great speed.
Shortly is a synonym for quickly in immediately topic. In some cases you can use "Shortly" instead an adverb "Quickly".
Shortly
Shortly adverb - In a few words.
Quickly is a synonym for shortly in right away topic. You can use "Quickly" instead an adverb "Shortly".
Nearby Word: shorten
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Of course anyone who's actually tried controlling a computer by waving their hands in the air has very quickly discovered that it gets old quickly, and gets painfully tiring shortly after that.
Source: Holographic Terminal -
The Eighth Crusade: In 1270, Louis IX instead tried to attack Tunis, but died shortly after arriving, with his army struck by disease and dispersing quickly back to Europe afterward.
Source: Useful Notes / The Crusades - The Godfather: Michael realizes something's fishy about the car, and quickly tries to warn his Sicilian wife about it, but shortly thereafter she starts the car and it explodes.
Source: Five-Second Foreshadowing
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