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Princeton's WordNet

  1. promptly, quickly, quickadverb

    with little or no delay

    "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!"

  2. promptly, readily, prontoadverb

    in a punctual manner

    "he did his homework promptly"

  3. promptly, right awayadverb

    at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence)

    "he promptly forgot the address"

Wiktionary

  1. promptlyadverb

    In prompt manner; both soon and quickly.

    He promptly got a new job.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Promptlyadverb

    Readily; quickly; expeditiously.

    Etymology: from prompt.

    He that does his merchandise chearfully, promptly and readily, and the works of religion slowly, it is a sign that his heart is not right with God. Taylor.

ChatGPT

  1. promptly

    Promptly refers to doing something immediately or within a short time, without any delay or in a timely manner. This term is often used to emphasize the quickness or urgency of an action.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Promptlyadverb

    in a prompt manner

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of promptly in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of promptly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of promptly in a Sentence

  1. Walter Shaub:

    The idea that they wouldn't release this report promptly is mind-boggling.

  2. Bryan Freedman:

    When Gabrielle Union informed NBC of racially offensive conduct during the taping of America's Got Talent, NBC did not' stand' with her in' outrage at acts of racism,' instead, NBC did not care enough to either promptly investigate Ms. Union's complaints or even ask HR to get involved. Rather, NBC stood against Gabrielle Union and directed its' outrage' at Ms. Union for whistleblowing about the racially offensive conduct Gabrielle Union experienced while working for NBC on America's Got Talent.

  3. Shahidullah Azim:

    If this Islamic State issue persists for long it will not only hurt our businesses, it will destroy the country’s image, the government should act promptly to bring the perpetrators to justice and let the world know that Bangladesh is safe.

  4. Greg Lipper:

    I think President Trump'll know pretty promptly what the Supreme Court majority's view is, this is a situation where you can't you know you can't unring the bell, obviously.

  5. The Red:

    During Tuesday night's Red Sox-Orioles game, it was reported to Red Sox-Orioles security that a racial slur was used in a comment from one fan to another fan, the offending individual was promptly ejected from the ballpark, and has since been notified they are no longer welcome at Fenway Park this week.On.

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