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shortly

Meaning of “shortly”

Soon, in a short time, or briefly.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
15 occurrences15 verses13 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 41:32

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Acts 25:4
But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Cæsarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.
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1611 witness · Acts 25:4 · retained source text

But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Cesarea, and that hee himselfe would depart shortly thither.

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1. Quickly; soon; in a little time. The armies came shortly in view of each other. Clarendon. 2. In a few words; briefly; as, to express ideas more shortly in verse than in prose.

volume 2, leaf 587, column 3 (entry starts at OCR line 74)