Shortly after Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

: soon after Shortly after she hung up, the phone rang again. Learn More About shortly after. Share shortly after. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut shortlyafter idiom SaveWord Definitionofshortlyafter :soonafter Shortlyaftershehungup,thephonerangagain. LearnMoreAboutshortlyafter Shareshortlyafter PosttheDefinitionofshortlyaftertoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofshortlyafteronTwitter DictionaryEntriesNearshortlyafter shortly shortlyafter shortmark SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforshortlyafter Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Shortlyafter.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortly%20after.Accessed1Dec.2021. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster WORDOFTHEDAY derrick SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary NamethatThing:FlowerEdition Namethatflower chrysanthemum hyacinth amaryllis hydrangea Testyourvocabularywithour10-questionquiz! TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay “InVinoVeritas”andOtherLatinPhrasestoLiveBy Top10LatinPhrases Isit'Forty'?Or'Fourty'? Thisisusage WordoftheYear2021|Vaccine OurWordoftheYear'vaccine,'plus10more Merriam-Webster'sWordsoftheWeek-Nov.26 Fromtheweekending11/26/2021 AsktheEditors 'Everyday'vs.'EveryDay' Asimpletricktokeepthemseparate WhatIs'SemanticBleaching'? How'literally'canmean"figuratively" Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... IsSingular'They'aBetterChoice? Theawkwardcaseof'hisorher' WordGames ConfusingWordsStrikesAgain Howmanydoyouknow? Takethequiz NameThoseHerbsandSpices Howmanydoyouknow? Takethequiz HowStrongIsYourVocabulary? Testyourvocabularywithour10-questionquiz! Takethequiz