{
    "term": "shortly",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a short time; not long",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She arrived shortly after us."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I saw him shortly before he died."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I bought a new umbrella but lost it shortly afterwards."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "soon",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'll be ready shortly."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "in an angry and impatient way",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘Just wait a minute,’ he said, shortly."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "sharply"
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈʃɔːtli/",
                "audio": "sh/shortly/shortly__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈʃɔːrtli/",
                "audio": "sh/shortly/shortly__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English scortlīce (see short, -ly)."
}