Shortly vs Immediately - What's the difference?
shortly | immediately |
In a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly.
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In few words; briefly; abruptly; curtly; as, to express ideas more shortly in verse than in prose.
In an irritable ("short") manner.
In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.
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As adverbs the difference between shortly and immediately
is that shortly is in a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly while immediately is in an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.As a conjunction immediately is
Indicates that the dependent clause describes something that occurs immediately after the independent clause's referent does.shortly
English
Adverb
(en adverb)immediately
English
Adverb
(-)- I hope we can begin immediately .
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