Choose the correct option to complete the given sentence:
Though I was in Mumbai for a week I could meet him____ only.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → briefly
Briefly means for a short time. "Though" sets up a contrast: the speaker stayed in Mumbai for a whole week, yet the meeting lasted only a short time. "Only" at the end supports this sense of limitation.
Example: The minister stopped briefly to speak to the reporters.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: regularly — Incorrect. Regularly means often, at fixed times. Meeting someone regularly during a week-long stay is no contrast to "though" and does not go with "only".
Example: She regularly visits her grandparents on Sundays.
Option 2: lately — Incorrect. Lately means recently and is used with the present perfect ("I have not seen him lately"); it does not tell how long a meeting lasted.
Example: I have not seen him lately.
Option 4: frequently — Incorrect. Frequently means many times, the opposite of the limited meeting that "though" and "only" point to.
Example: He frequently travels to Delhi for work.