shortly before

• 在 ... 之前不久

shortly before的用法和样例：

例句

1. Rain settled in shortly before midday and lasted all afternoon.
   雨是快要到中午的时候开始下的，并持续了一整个下午。
2. The patient caught pneumonia and went out shortly before midnight.
   那个病人感染了肺炎，在午夜前不久死了。
3. The movie was over shortly before six.
   电影在六点钟不到就结束了。