as in immediately
without delay
shipped the package promptly so that it would arrive on time
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Recent Examples of promptly
With Sanders emerging as a hot coaching candidate for other open jobs, Colorado promptly signed him to a five-year, $54 million contract extension to keep him in Boulder through 2029.
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Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
The Pirates promptly went 51 yards on three plays with Barquinero hitting Kymani Nua with a 31-yard TD pass across the middle.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
This summer, Tesla left Delaware and incorporated in Texas, where the company’s board promptly offered Musk the new, eye-popping pay package.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
But how the promptly dismissed Guiteau shifts into a Cousteau worth defending is more than a matter of counting the whiskeys Arthur consumes.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
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Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
The Pirates promptly went 51 yards on three plays with Barquinero hitting Kymani Nua with a 31-yard TD pass across the middle.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
This summer, Tesla left Delaware and incorporated in Texas, where the company’s board promptly offered Musk the new, eye-popping pay package.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
But how the promptly dismissed Guiteau shifts into a Cousteau worth defending is more than a matter of counting the whiskeys Arthur consumes.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for promptly
Adverb
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During cross-examination, he was upbraided for long answers that did not immediately answer the question he had been asked.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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More information about the accident wasn’t immediately available.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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And then on Thursday, after most of the show had been written, a man collapsed in the Oval Office, generating an instantly meme-able photograph of the president staring into the camera, looking oblivious to efforts to revive the prone victim at stage left.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2025
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Hopper saw a 40% increase in air travelers, adding its Disruption Assistance feature – which allows users to instantly rebook if their flight is delayed or canceled, or get a refund – overnight following the DOT’s announcement.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Fallibility is written into our genetic code, and refereeing is basically a nightmare now for everyone involved.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Yet Tapestry—the parent company of Coach—said Gen Z now accounts for roughly 35% of its new customers, helping the brand beat Wall Street expectations and raise its full-year forecast.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Promptly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promptly. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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