shortly
adv. timeadv. happening very soon or in a short amount of time. You use it to say that something will occur in the near future.
adv. in a brief period of time; soon. Often used to indicate an imminent event in formal or professional contexts.
The train will be arriving shortly.
Please take a seat in the waiting area and the doctor will see you shortly.
Although the initial report was brief, the committee promised that a more comprehensive analysis of the findings would be released shortly to the public.
From Middle English schortly, schortliche, from Old English sċortlīċe (“shortly; before long; soon”), equivalent to short + -ly.
Typically placed at the end of a clause or after the verb it modifies.
I will arrive shortly after.I will arrive shortly.When used to mean 'soon', it does not require 'after' unless followed by a specific event (e.g., 'shortly after the meeting').