Synonyms for briefly
- adverb
Most common
in brief shortly momentarily concisely temporarily fleetingly
Synonyms by meaning
Adverb
1. Shortly
2. Fleetingly
Definitions
- adv. 1
In a brief manner, summarily.
He covered the subject briefly in his book.
- adv. 2
For a brief period.
He only worked here briefly.
Example sentences
- shortly This picture was taken shortly before Tom's death.
- momentarily The goat strayed away from the flock momentarily.
- concisely To put it concisely, I don't know who this book was written for.
- temporarily Our online services will be temporarily suspended.
- fleetingly Our eyes met just fleetingly.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| briefly | steady | |
| shortly | steady | |
| momentarily | rising | |
| concisely | falling | |
| temporarily | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- shortly2
- 8 letters
- momently
- 9 letters
- summarily4, concisely3
- 10 letters
- fleetingly3
- 11 letters
- temporarily5, momentarily5, transiently
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shortly2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- brièvement
- Italiano
- brevemente