briefly
For a moment
Briefly means for a short time or in a few words.
Something that happens briefly doesn't last long: She paused briefly before continuing.
To put something briefly is to summarize: Briefly, here's what happened.
The word signals conciseness—you're not going to elaborate.
For a very short time
- fleetinglyFor a very short time
- transientlyFor a short time
- for a momentDuring a brief interval
- ephemerallyIn a short-lived manner
passingly · temporarily · for a while · in passing · cursorily · glancingly · short-lived
In little time
- momentarilyFor a very short time
- soonIn brief time
- presentlyAt the current time
- in a momentImminently, very soon
before long · in a bit · any minute now · imminently · directly · in short order · ere long · anon
In few words
- pithilyIn brief, forceful manner
- terselyIn few words
- laconicallyIn a brief manner
- in shortPhrase meaning briefly
to the point · in a nutshell · in summary · crisply · curtly · compactly · epigrammatically · incisively
momentarily
For a very short time
- fleetinglyFor a very short time
- transientlyFor a short time
- for a momentDuring a brief interval
ephemerally · passingly · temporarily · for a while · in passing · cursorily · glancingly · short-lived
shortly
In little time
- momentarilyFor a very short time
- soonIn brief time
- presentlyAt the current time
in a moment · before long · in a bit · any minute now · imminently · directly · in short order · ere long · anon
succinctly
In few words
- pithilyIn brief, forceful manner
- terselyIn few words
- laconicallyIn a brief manner
in short · to the point · in a nutshell · in summary · crisply · curtly · compactly · epigrammatically · incisively · snappily
- adverbsquickly, slowly, very, really, now
- Temporarilytemporarily, for now, meanwhile, for the time being, in the meantime
- temporarytemporary, temp job, interim, temp worker, provisional
- in summaryin short, in sum, succinctly, to sum up, to summarize
- clarifiersi.e., e.g., namely, meaning, specifically
- time phrasesall day, all night, for now, in time, on time
brieflyfully
To the complete extent
thoroughly · exhaustively · comprehensively · in detail · at length
- in briefUsing minimal words
- brief momentVery short duration
- legal briefWritten court argument
- brief recap
- brief pause
- brief napShort sleep episode
brief, briefing, briefed, debrief, briefings, briefer, debriefing, briefness, briefest