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| Main Entry: | shortly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | right away |
| Synonyms: | anon, presently, quickly, soon, any minute now, before long, by and by, in a little while, proximately |
| Antonyms: | later |
| Main Entry: | immediately |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | at once, right away |
| Synonyms: | anon, away, directly, forthwith, in a flash, instantaneously, instantly, now, on the double*, promptly, pronto*, rapidly, shortly, soon, summarily, thereupon, tout de suite*, urgently, PDQ, at short notice, double-time, hereupon, in a New York minute, in a jiffy, in nothing flat, instanter, like now, now or never, on the dot, on the spot, right now, soon afterward, straight away, straight off, this instant, this minute, unhesitatingly, without delay, without hesitation |
| Antonyms: | eventually, later, never |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | presently |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in a short while |
| Synonyms: | anon, directly, immediately, in a moment, now, shortly, soon, before long, before you know it, by and by, down the line, down the pike, down the road, in a minute, in a short time, nowadays, pretty soon, today, without delay |
| Notes: | momentarily means 'in a moment'; presently means 'soon' or 'shortly' presently means 'soon, shortly, before long' while at present means 'at the time of speaking' |
| Antonyms: | eventually, later, never |
| Main Entry: | soon |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in the near future |
| Synonyms: | anon, betimes, directly, early, fast, forthwith, hastily, instantly, lickety-split*, on time, posthaste, presently, promptly, pronto, quick, quickly, rapidly, short, shortly, speedily, any minute now, before long, by and by, coming down the pike, ere long, expeditiously, fleetly, in a little while, in a minute, in a second, in a short time, in due time, in short order, in time |
| Antonyms: | distant, far, later, never |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | in brief |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in a concise manner |
| Synonyms: | briefly, shortly, concisely, in a few words, in a word, in short |
| Main Entry: | early |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | sooner than expected |
| Synonyms: | ahead of time, anon, beforehand, betimes, briefly, directly, early bird*, immediately, prematurely, presently, previous, promptly, pronto, quick, shortly, soon, unexpectedly, a bit previous, before long, bright and early, ere long, far ahead, in advance, in good time, in the bud, in time, on short notice, on the dot, oversoon, proximately, too soon, with time to spare |
| Antonyms: | later |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | briefly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | concisely |
| Synonyms: | in brief, shortly, summarily, in a nutshell, in short, succinctly, to sum things up |
| Antonyms: | verbosely, at length, long-windedly |
| Main Entry: | directly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | as soon as possible |
| Synonyms: | anon, dead*, due, first off, forthwith, immediately, instantaneously, instantly, presently, promptly, pronto*, quickly, right away, shortly, speedily, at once, contiguously, in a second, instanter, straight off, straightaway |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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