promptly

adverb

prompt·​ly ˈpräm(p)t-lē 

ˈpräm-plē

1

: 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

2

: exactly at a particular time or the correct time

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

Synonyms

• bang
• directly
• forthwith
• headlong
• immediately
• incontinently
• instantaneously
• instanter
• instantly
• now
• PDQ
• plumb
• presently
• pronto
• right
• right away
• right now
• right off
• straight off
• straightaway
• straightway

Examples of promptly in a Sentence

shipped the package promptly so that it would arrive on time

Recent Examples on the Web

Opened 12 days after the fatality, the OSHA case said the nursery had violated a law requiring employers to promptly report deaths and serious injuries. —Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024

This helps leadership stay informed about employee sentiments, address issues promptly and ultimately ease uncertainty. —Expert Panel®, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024

But the Reds promptly retook the lead just three minutes later when Jones capped an impressive individual performance by controlling Salah’s cross into the box and prodding the ball past the onrushing Sánchez to send Anfield into rapture. —Matias Grez, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024

With the Lynx leading the game 60-58, Stewart promptly tied the game with back-to-back free throws and sent the game to overtime, where the Liberty used the extra 5 minutes to overwhelm Minnesota en route to a 67-62 championship win. —Sean Neumann, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1