Shortly after he took over the Reader's Digest Association in 1984, George Grune unlocked the company's boardroom and announced that the room was now open to the employees.
2018年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
ADV-GRADED
不多时;不久;立刻
If something happens shortly after or before something else, it happens not long after or before it. If something is going to happen shortly, it is going to happen soon.