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Promptly

//ˈpɹɑmptli// adv

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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

Etymology

From prompt + -ly.

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