1) Abruptly 2) Afterwards 3) Anon 4) Anymoment 5) Before long 6) Briefly 7) Concisely 8) Curtly 9) Directly 10) In a bit 11) In a few 12) In a moment 13) In a sec 14) In a second 15) In a trice 16) In a while 17) Near future 18) Presently 19) Soon 1) At a short distance 2) Before you know it 3) For a short time 4) In a concise manner 5) In a few words 6) In a little bit 7) In a moment 8) In the near future 9) Not long 10) Soon 11) Very soon 
• (adv.) In a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly. • (adv.) In few words; briefly; abruptly; curtly; as, to express ideas more shortly in verse than in prose.
Short'ly adverb [ Anglo-Saxon sceortlice .] 1. In a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly. Chaucer. « I shall grow jealous of you shortly .» Shak. « The armies came shortly in view of each other.» Clarendon. 2....
[adv] - at a short distance 2. [adv] - for a short time
adverb for a short time; `he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive`