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

The Clipper Endeavor aircraft made a hard landing in the ocean after losing engine power shortly after departure from San Juan, Puerto Rico, en route to New York City. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026

Iran struck multiple oil tankers over the past couple days, slowing strait traffic to just a handful of crossings – down from roughly 50 to 70 per day shortly after Iran and the United States signed their Memorandum of Understanding in mid-June. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

Lagway entered the transfer portal shortly after Florida hired new coach Jon Sumrall and landed at Baylor. — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Danger Days first arrived on the downloads ranking in December 2010, shortly after its release. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Rhymes for shortly after

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