adv ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   In a prompt manner.; Both soon and quickly.

   "[…] the ducklings nestled down inside it and promptly fell asleep."

2. 2
   In a prompt manner.; Exactly at a specific time.

   "The sale will begin on January 28th, promptly at 9 a.m."

Adverb

1. 1
   in a punctual manner wordnet
2. 2
   at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence) wordnet
3. 3
   with little or no delay wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

quicklyright awayagilelyamainanimatedlyanxiously

Antonyms

All antonyms

eventually

Example

More examples

"Any orders you place with us will be processed promptly."

Etymology

From prompt + -ly.

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