shortly after

phrase

: soon after

Shortly after she hung up, the phone rang again.

Examples of shortly after in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There, shortly after fully participating in a practice as if nothing ever happened, the rookie linebacker recapped the scenes from perhaps the scariest moment of his football career three days prior. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Police got involved when the hospital called 911 shortly after Messam died. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement charter flight was scheduled to arrive in Cap-Haitien from Alexandria, Louisiana, shortly after noon. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

The shift comes shortly after the company went fully private this summer, with Saudi Arabia and private equity acquiring it alongside all its studios and properties. — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for shortly after

• hereinafter
• thereinafter
• drafter
• laughter
• rafter
• hereafter
• thereafter