Promptly - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈprɑːmptlɪ|  American pronunciation of the word promptly
Brit.  |ˈprɒm(p)tlɪ|  British pronunciation of the word promptly

adverb

- with little or no delay (syn: quick, quickly)
the rescue squad arrived promptly
- in a punctual manner (syn: pronto, readily)
he did his homework promptly
- at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence) (syn: right away)
he promptly forgot the address

Extra examples

Curiosity prompted her to ask a few questions.

Pride prompted his angry response.

The evidence prompted a criminal investigation.

“Did you hear me?” he prompted when his friend did not respond to his first question.

The actor had to be prompted by someone who was standing offstage.

The computer prompted me to type in a number.

The actor was given a prompt by someone offstage.

She arrived promptly.

She turned off the alarm and promptly went back to sleep.

A reply came very promptly.

...we promptly negatived the idea of having pizza again for dinner, noting that we had already had it for three nights that week...

...the cruel guards promptly horsewhipped the prisoners if they collapsed under the heavy loads they were forced to carry...

...there were so many dead that it was impossible to inhume them all promptly...

...the drunken reveler staggered out the door and promptly puked in the bushes...

She gave me a few terse instructions and promptly left the room.

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