Shortly
Shortly adverb - In a few words.
While later and shortly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "While later" instead an adverb "Shortly".
Nearby Word: shorten
While later
Shortly and while later are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Shortly" instead an adverb phrase "While later".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- early and shortly
- early and while later
- presently and shortly
- presently and while later
- soon and shortly
- soon and while later
- unanticipated and shortly
- unanticipated and while later
- eventually and shortly
- eventually and while later
- before long and shortly
- before long and while later
- by and by and shortly
- by and by and while later
Both terms in one sentence
- The moment where the Winter Soldier seems to fatally wound him comes a little while later, shortly after he manages to rendezvous with Steve.
Source: Never Trust A Trailer / Film -
The Sydney Sleeper used to be able to do this with a full charge, but the ability was removed shortly after its release (and a while later it was given a shorter charging time to compensate).
Source: One-Hit Polykill
Cite this Source
While later and Shortly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/shortly/while_later
Shortly & While later. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/shortly/while_later>.
While later or Shortly. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/shortly/while_later.
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