Shortly (4)

'shortly' is the definition.
(synonyms)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for anon that I've seen before include "Writer unknown" , "Soon - nobody knows me" , "Presently - unattributed" , "Without known author" , "devoid of credit" .)
'shortly' is the definition.
(I know that shortly can be written as soon)
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" .)
'shortly' is the definition.
(I know that shortly can be written as briefly)
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" .)
'shortly' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
This is all the 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" .)