in a short time

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presently adv.
soon adv.

ADVERB

presently

Synonyms

STRONGEST

immediately soon

STRONG

shortly

WEAK

anon before long before you know it by and by directly down the line down the pike down the road in a minute in a moment now nowadays pretty soon today without delay

Antonyms

STRONGEST

later never

WEAK

eventually

ADVERB

soon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

directly early instantly promptly quickly rapidly shortly speedily

STRONG

presently

WEAK

anon any minute now before long betimes by and by coming down the pike ere long expeditiously fast fleetly forthwith hastily in a little while in a minute in a second in due time in short order in time lickety-split on time posthaste pronto quick short

Antonyms

STRONGEST

late later

WEAK

distant far never

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in a short time

Modern farming can cover a lot of ground in a short time, but these hundred-acre fields looked as fertile and well-tended as ever.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

However, Hegseth has seen the dismissal of a relatively large number of high-ranking leaders in a short time.

From Salon ● May 1, 2026

Health Secretary Wes Streeting described the outbreak at the time as "unprecedented" due to the number of people who became infected in a short time frame.

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026

“A single signal is interesting, but the message gets more compelling when we see clusters of multiple signals in a short time frame,” McClellan said in research shared with MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 6, 2026

“My assessment,” the doctor writes, “is that he will be able to recover in a short time, while retaining the extreme excitability that must form the essence of his character.”

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

in a short time

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