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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| briefly | /x | Adverb, Adverb |
| presently | /xx | Adverb, Adverb |
| soon | / | Adverb, Adverb |
| short | / | Adverb, Adverb, Adjective |
| concisely | x/x | Adjective, Adverb |
| curtly | /x | Adverb, Adverb |
| before long | x// | Phrase, Adverb |
| in brief | x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| in short | x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| later | /x | Adjective |
| immediately | x/xxx | Adverb |
| sometime | /x | Adverb |
| hopefully | /xx | Adverb |
| again | x/ | Adverb |
| tomorrow | x/x | Noun |
| afterward | /xx | Adverb |
| eventually | x/xxx | Adverb |
| thereafter | x/x | Adverb |
| promptly | /x | Adverb |
| asap | xx | Name |
| then | / | Adverb |
| meantime | /x | Noun |
| subsequently | /xxx | Adverb |
| quickly | /x | Adverb |
| swiftly | /x | Adverb |
| today | x/ | Noun |
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| speedily | /xx | Adverb |
| before | x/ | Adverb |
| forthwith | // | Adverb |
| yesterday | /xx | Noun |
| imminently | /xxx | Adverb |
| here | / | Adverb |
| tonight | x/ | Noun |
| next | / | Adjective |
| someday | /x | Adverb |
| finally | /xx | Adverb |
| once | / | Adverb |
| until | x/ | |
| anyhow | /xx | Adverb |
| early | /x | Adjective |
| in short order | x//x | Phrase, Adverb |
| succinctly | x/x | Adverb |
| transiently | /xxx | Adverb |
| momentarily | xx/xx | Adverb |
| in a nutshell | xx/x | Phrase, Adverb |
| rapidly | /xx | Adverb |
| hastily | /xx | Adverb |
| summarily | x/xx | Adverb |
| brief | / | Adjective |
| fast | / | Noun |
| sharply | /x | Adverb |
| hurriedly | /xx | Adverb |
| prematurely | xx/x | Adverb |
| brusquely | /x | Adverb |
| tersely | /x | Adverb |
| temporally | /xxx | Adverb |
| punctually | xxxx | Adverb |
| instantaneously | xx/xxx | Adverb |
| suddenly | /xx | Adverb |
| briskly | /x | Adverb |
| closely | /x | Adverb |
| precipitously | x/xxx | Adverb |
| instantly | /xx | Adverb |
| at once | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| expeditiously | xx/xx | Adverb |
| by and by | /// | Phrase, Adverb, Noun |
| colloquially | x/xxx | Adverb |
| smartly | /x | Adverb |
| trivially | /xxx | Adverb |
| tightly | /x | Adverb |
| neatly | /x | Adverb |
| crisply | /x | Adverb |
| compactly | /xx | Adverb |
| proximately | /xxx | Adverb |
| laconically | x/xx | Adverb |
| acutely | x/x | Adverb |
| straightforwardly | x/xx | Adverb |
| right away | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| strictly | /x | Adverb |
| awhile | x/ | Adverb |
| efficiently | x/xx | Adverb |
| sooner rather than later | /x/x//x | Phrase, Adverb |
| abruptly | x/x | Adverb |
| narrowly | /xx | Adverb |
| instant | /x | Noun |
| sweetly | /x | Adverb |
| minimally | /xxx | Adverb |
| preliminarily | xxx/xx | Adverb |
| precisely | x/x | Adverb |
| intensely | x/x | Adverb |
| mildly | /x | Adverb |
| superficially | /xxxx | Adverb |
| conveniently | x/xx | Adverb |
| just | / | Adverb |
| plainly | /x | Adverb |
| courteously | /xxx | Adverb |
| intimately | /xxx | Adverb |
| crudely | /x | Adverb |
| rather | /x | Adverb |
| discord | /x | Noun |
| detail | x/ | Noun |
| finalised | /xx | Verb |
| bruise | / | Verb |
| funding | /x | Noun |
| beforehand | x/x | Adverb |
| downstream | // | Noun |
| expire | x/ | Verb |
| stalked | / | Verb |
| depth | / | Noun |
| commence | x/ | Verb |
| return | x/ | Verb |
| rejoin | x/ | Verb |
| arriving | x/x | Verb |
| discuss | x/ | Verb |
| youth | / | Noun |
| publish | /x | Verb |
| attempt | x/ | Noun |
| landing | /x | Verb |
| embark | x/ | Verb |
| overtake | /xx | Verb |
| reappeared | xx/ | Verb |
| laughed | / | Verb |
| table | /x | Noun |
| elaborate | x/x | Verb |
| following | /xx | Verb |
| joining | /x | Verb |
| announce | x/ | Verb |
| resume | x/ | Verb |
| answered | /x | Verb |
| expecting | x/x | Verb |
| notice | /x | Noun |
| retire | x/ | Verb |
| touch | / | Noun |
| replied | x/ | Verb |
| leaving | /x | Verb |
| clearer | /x | Adverb |
| cropped | / | Verb |
| about | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| almost | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| anon | xx | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| barely | /x | Adverb |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| directly | x/x | Adverb |
| few | / | Noun |
| forthcoming | //x | Adjective, Noun |
| hardly | /x | Adverb |
| insufficiently | xx/xx | Adverb |
| less | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| limited | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| long | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| loosely | /x | Adverb |
| lot | / | Noun, Verb |
| low | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| marginally | /xxx | Adverb |
| much | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| near | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| nearly | /x | Adverb |
| not | / | Adverb, Noun |
| poorly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| pronto | /x | Adverb |
| recently | /xx | Adverb |
| relatively | /xxx | Adverb |
| scarcely | /x | Adverb |
| slightly | /x | Adverb |
| small | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| somewhat | // | Adverb, Noun |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| sparsely | /x | Adverb |
| tad | / | Noun |
| trifle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| unlikely | x/x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| urgently | /xx | Adverb |
| very | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| weakly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
