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soon in English:

1. in the near future in the near future


We hope to expand to the east in the near future.
The school hopes to open in the near future.

English word "soon"(in the near future) occurs in sets:

angielski - informal -> formal (słówka)
#2 wejściówka ([nie]formalne)

2. shortly


He arrived shortly after.
The radio station came back on the air shortly after the storm.
Shortly after the accident, the police came.
Shortly before her fiftieth birthday, she received the news about the birth of her grandchild.
It is rumored that he will shortly resign.
I also think that if the Spanish hadn't discovered Latin America, others would have done it shortly after they did.
I've finished said Tony shortly, then he closed the piano.
Shortly after coming back to France, he decided to abandon his career as an economist in order to dedicate himself to his true passion: writing, in Spain.
The mayor will shortly announce his decision to resign.
Shortly after the war my father bought a new house, in which I was born.
Anime director Satoshi Kon died of pancreatic cancer on August 24, 2010, shortly before his 47th birthday.
The mayor of Naples has apologised to a US tourist who was beaten up by local residents shortly after he was mugged.
'I've explained that already,' Rod said shortly.
The hospital patient dropped off shortly after the doctor injected him with anesthesia.
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English word "soon"(shortly) occurs in sets:

ADVERBS WITH TWO FORMS AND DIFFERENCES IN MEANING