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Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary
shortly
short‧ly S3 W3 /ˈʃɔːtli $ ˈʃɔːrt-/ BrE AmE adverb [Word Family: noun: ↑short, ↑shortage, ↑shortness, shorts, ↑shorty; verb: ↑shorten, ↑short; adverb: ↑short, ↑shortly; adjective: ↑short] 1. soon: Ms Jones will be back shortly. shortly before/after something The accident happened shortly before midday. 2. written speaking in an impatient and unfriendly way SYN abruptly: ‘I’ve explained that already,’ Rod said shortly. • • • THESAURUS ▪ soon in a short time from now, or a short time after something else happens: See you soon! | It seemed difficult at first, but I soon got used to it. ▪ in the near future in the next few weeks or months. In the near future is more formal than soon: The book will be on sale in the near future. ▪ in no time (at all) very soon – used to talk about something good happening: You’ll be feeling better in no time at all. | In no time at all, her son was starting to speak Japanese. ▪ in a minute spoken used to say that you will do something or something will happen within a few minutes: I’ll be ready in a minute. | The film’s going to start in a minute. ▪ any minute now spoken used to say that something will or may happen very soon, but you do not know exactly when: They should be here any minute now. ▪ any day now spoken used to say that something will or may happen in the next few days, but you do not know exactly when: I’m hoping to hear from her any day now. ▪ shortly formal a short time from now: They will be with us shortly. | the new laws that will shortly be coming into effect ▪ before long especially literary soon – used especially when something happens which you expected to happen: They got married, and before long Anna was expecting a baby. ▪ it will not be long used when saying that something will happen soon: It won’t be long before everything is back to normal. | I knew that it wouldn’t be long before the same thing happened again.
shortlyhu◎ | ['∫ɔ:tli] | ※ | phó từ | | ■ | trong thời gian ngắn; không lâu; sớm | | ☆ | shortly afterwards | | ngay sau đó | | ☆ | shortly before noon | | ngay trước buổi trưa | | ☆ | I'll be with you shortly | | anh sẽ đến với em ngay | | ■ | một cách vắn tắt; ngắn gọn |
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