promptly
with little or no delay
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,701 of 86,757 words measured. It occurs 49,957 times across 426,181 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adverb
- with little or no delay also: quickly, quick the rescue squad arrived promptlycome here, quick!
- in a punctual manner also: readily, pronto he did his homework promptly
- at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence) also: right away he promptly forgot the address
promptly in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The magazines were promptly laid and a wide space cleared.
The Incendiary: A Story of Mystery · William Augustine Leahy · Chapter 1
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I felt obliged to ask Dahlia to stay to luncheon and she promptly accepted.
A Court of Inquiry · Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond · Chapter 1
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The little man came promptly to a sitting posture and took stock of the wreck.
Queed: A Novel · Henry Sydnor Harrison · Chapter 1
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She is greatly incensed, but Cardinal Mendozo, as Protector of the King, promptly banishes her gallant.
The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II · Aphra Behn · Chapter 1
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They may not reach the readers, at a distance, promptly, on account of delays in transportation.
On the wings of fate · Effie Adelaide Rowlands · Chapter 1