Definition of "briefly" []

• In a brief manner, summarily. (adverb)
• For a brief period. (adverb)
• To be brief, in short. (adverb)

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• "Dr. Walters examined her expression briefly and then made his diagnosis."
• "BLITZER: Let's make the term briefly to the CIA leak."
• "It was then that his name briefly surfaced in connection with the Montreal Expo's official Canadian pavilion, which he designed in collaboration with Toronto colleagues Dick Williams and Colin Vaughan."