shortly after

idiom

: soon after
Shortly after she hung up, the phone rang again.

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Early morning fog will burn off shortly after sunrise and low-level foggy clouds will clear out by late morning. Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2025 She was announced as joining Bloomberg shortly after. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025 The president had arrived in Tel Aviv, Israel, shortly after Hamas released the first seven hostages. Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2025 Israeli television showed Einav Zangauker speaking to her son, Matan Zangauker, 25, in a video call shortly after his release. Greg Myre, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shortly after

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“Shortly after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortly%20after. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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