shortly after

idiom

: soon after

Shortly after she hung up, the phone rang again.

Examples of shortly after in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web White said Detroit Police received a call about 4:20 p.m. and arrived at the scene shortly after. —

Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 7 Sep. 2024 The first fitting allowed for the waistband to be taken in a little plus small tweaks made to the thigh, with the finished jeans ready shortly after. —

Josh Condon, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2024 In the same interview, Kinzinger elaborated on his rebuke of McCarthy, who left Congress shortly after being ousted from the speakership in October 2023. —

Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024 New iPhones typically go on sale shortly after these events, experts said, saying new iPhone sales usually begin the Friday of the following week. —

Samantha Neely, The Courier-Journal, 5 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shortly after

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