Shortly - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'shortly' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for soon that I've seen before include "Presently" , "In a little while" , "In the near future" , "Shortly" , "Before you can say Jack Robinson" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Telegraph, the Evening Standard, the USA Today, The Times, the King Feature Syndicate, The Guardian, the Penny Press, The Mirror, The Star Tribune, The Irish Independent and The Daily Mail.

'shortly' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for briefly that I've seen before include "Fleetingly" , "Cursorily" , "In a few words" , "For a short time" , "gets to the point" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the King Feature Syndicate.

'shortly' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for directly that I've seen before include "Straight away" , "In a straightforward manner, no delay" , "As the crow flies" , "following the shortest route possible?" , "Without delay or deviation" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press.

Shortly (4)