The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - shortly adv.

1) soon, presently, anon, before long, in a (little) while, by and by, Archaic ere long: I'll see you shortly. 2) just, immediately, soon, right: We had dinner with him shortly before he went abroad. 3) abruptly, briefly, peremptorily, curtly, brusquely, sharply, tersely, testily, gruffly, rudely, tartly: 'Leave me alone', said Bill shortly.