promptly
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɑmptli/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɒmptli/
- Hyphenation: prompt‧ly
Audio (US) (file)
Adverb[edit]
promptly (comparative more promptly, superlative most promptly)
- In prompt manner; both soon and quickly.
- 1945 August 17, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter 1, in Animal Farm: A Fairy Story, London: Secker & Warburg, OCLC 3655473:
- […] the ducklings nestled down inside it and promptly fell asleep.
Synonyms[edit]
- on line; see also Thesaurus:punctually
Translations[edit]
in a prompt manner
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