|  promptly 
 
 1. with little or no delay (Freq. 4)
 - the rescue squad arrived promptly
 - come here, quick!
 • Syn:
 quickly, quick
 • Derived from adjective:
 quick (for: quickly), prompt
 2. in a punctual manner (Freq. 3)
 - he did his homework promptly
 • Syn:
 readily, pronto
 • Derived from adjective:
 prompt
 3. at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence) (Freq. 2)
 - he promptly forgot the address
 • Syn:
 right away
 
 
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