briefly

comparative more briefly · superlative most briefly

1. mannerIn a brief manner, summarily.

   He covered the subject briefly in his book.

   Synonyms: in summarization, concisely, in short, in a word, to sum up

2. durationFor a brief period.

   He only worked here briefly.

   1 more example

   Instead, ddakji was played for dramatic effect earlier in the season — pitting two men who had forged a sweet bond against each other, making one of them briefly believe he’d been eliminated by his friend.

   2023 December 7, Maya Salam, “‘Squid Game: The Challenge’: Hits, Misses and the Bizarre Ending”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 08 Dec 2023

   Synonyms: fleetingly

3. To be brief, in short.

   Briefly, I am not happy about what happened, but no one will be losing their job.