how to pronounce shortly

/ˈʃɔːɹtliː/

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shortly is pronounced in two syllables

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ɔː

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iː

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An example use of shortly in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… by an LCSW that day or shortly after at …”

meanings of shortly

adverb:

In a short or brief time or manner; quickly.
In or after a short time; soon.
In few words.
In an irritable ("short") manner.

shortly frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word shortly occurs in english on average 27.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics shortly can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that shortly can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;