Definition: a short time after or before something Level: B1
我午夜到家，詹姆斯不久之后就到了。
I got home at midnight and James arrived ___shortly ___afterwards.
你离开后不久，一个男人来办公室找你。
___Shortly ___after you left, a man came into the office looking for you.
会议开始前不久她给我打了电话。
She called me ___shortly ___before the meeting started.
