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Shortly vs Swiftly - What's the difference?

shortly | swiftly |

As adverbs the difference between shortly and swiftly

is that shortly is in a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly while swiftly is in a swift manner; quickly; with quick motion or velocity; fleetly.

shortly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly.
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    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=4 , passage=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.}}
  • In few words; briefly; abruptly; curtly; as, to express ideas more shortly in verse than in prose.
  • In an irritable ("short") manner.

    • swiftly

    English

    Adverb

    (en-adv)
  • In a swift manner; quickly; with quick motion or velocity; fleetly
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=September 2 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Bulgaria 0-3 England , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Gary Cahill, a target for Arsenal and Tottenham before the transfer window closed, put England ahead early on and Rooney was on target twice before the interval as the early hostility of the Bulgarian supporters was swiftly subdued.}}

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