How to pronounce shortly
Listen to shortly in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
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“shortly” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 692 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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comes shortly thereafter.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 0:21 · hear it here
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shortly before Christmas?
UK Parliament · watch from 15:44 · hear it here
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will be published shortly.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 19:13 · hear it here
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shortly be accepting applications.
Federal Reserve · watch from 7:57 · hear it here
Why real speech
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