promptly

adverb

prompt·ly ˈpräm(p)t-lē

ˈpräm-plē

Synonyms of promptly

: in a prompt manner : without delay : very quickly or immediately

I'm going to speak French again, something I learned in school and promptly forgot.—Deanna Pai

Treatment is promptly resumed until the virus is suppressed again, and then stopped to see if the patient's immune system is able to keep the viral levels in check.—Joan Stephenson

: exactly at a particular time or the correct time

She arrived promptly at 7:00 p.m. as we had agreed.

Examples of promptly in a Sentence

shipped the package promptly so that it would arrive on time

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When Weiss and her aides shift coverage closer to Israel’s point of view, their actions promptly leak to outlets like the Guardian and Status, the daily media newsletter that has relentlessly chronicled Weiss’ real and perceived missteps. — semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Indiana promptly responded with a touchdown of its own , as wide receiver Nick Marsh hauled in a 19-yard touchdown pass to cut Ohio State's lead to 19-13. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026 Four months later Sand and her twenty-six-year-old medico also returned to Paris, whereupon their relationship promptly floundered. — Kathryn Hughes, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026 After getting shot in the neck, he was promptly hospitalized and held in federal custody. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for promptly

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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