Word of the Day:
shortly
What It Means
In a short or brief time or manner; quickly.
In or after a short time; soon.
In few words.
The past perfect progressive is used for actions and situations which had continued up to a past moment or shortly before it.
Shortly in Context
“No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait.”
Did You Know?
From Middle English schortly, schortliche, from Old English sċortlīċe (“shortly; before long; soon”), equivalent to short + -ly.
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