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soon(adverb, quick, directly, immediately, rapidly)
13
briefly(adverb, concisely)
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anon(adverb, quick, directly, immediately, quickly)
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directly(adverb, quick, now, immediately, quickly)
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immediately
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before long(expression, idiom, adverb)
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summarily(adverb, directly, immediately, rapidly, instantly)
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ere long(expression, idiom, adverb)
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quickly
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by and by(verb, expression, idiom, adverb, phrasal verb)
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forthwith(adverb, now, directly, immediately, quickly)
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in a while(expression, idiom, adverb)
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at once(expression, idiom, now, directly, immediately)
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betimes(adverb, sometimes)
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incontinently
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apace
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instantaneously(straight, directly, immediately, quickly, rapidly)
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at short notice(expression, idiom, directly, immediately, rapidly)
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extempore
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offhand
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APASmart Define. (2015). shortly thesaurus. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/shortly/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "shortly thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/shortly/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 23, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, shortly thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/shortly/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "shortly thesaurus" 14 April 2015. Web. 23 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/shortly/thesaurus/synonyms>