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promptly

  • /ˈpɹɑmptli/ US
  • /ˈpɹɒmptli/ UK

adverb more promptly · most promptly

  1. Both soon and quickly. […] the ducklings nestled down inside it and promptly fell asleep.
  2. Exactly at a specific time. The sale will begin on January 28th, promptly at 9 a.m.

Similar: on line

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: right away, pronto, quickly, quick, without delay, forthwith, immediately, instantly, immediate, shortly, soon, timely, timeously, punctually, thereupon, readily

adverb

Similar: on line

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adv in a prompt manner

Españolinmediatamente, rápidamente, de inmediato, sin demora, con prontitud, prontamente
中文迅速 xùnsù, 及时 jíshí
Portuguêsprontamente
Русскийнемедленно nemedlenno, незамедлительно nezamedlitelʹno

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@misc{promptly_2026,
  title = {promptly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/promptly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}