shortly
要点まもなく、手短に
意味
- まもなく(in a short time),すぐに(soon)
- 手短に,簡潔に(briefly)
- 無愛想に,そっけなく
例文
We will arrive at the destined station shortly.
もうすぐ目的の駅に着く。
My grandfather died shortly after I was born.
祖父は、私が生まれて間もなく亡くなりました。
He reached home shortly before five o'clock.
彼は５時ちょっと前に家についた。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
From Middle English schortly, schortliche, from Old English sċortlīċe (“shortly; before long; soon”), equivalent to short + -ly.