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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adverbial promptly has 3 senses

• promptly(r = adv.all) quick, quickly - with little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!"
• promptly(r = adv.all) pronto, readily - in a punctual manner; "he did his homework promptly"
• promptly(r = adv.all) right away - at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence); "he promptly forgot the address"

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promptly

PDQ, agilely, amain, animatedly, anxiously, apace, ardently, at flank speed, at once, avidly, breathlessly, by forced marches, cursorily, de bonne volonte, decisively, directly, double-quick, eagerly, enthusiastically, expeditiously, fast, feverishly, flat-out, forthwith, furiously, hand over fist, hand over hand, hastily, hell for leather, hell-bent, hell-bent for election, helter-skelter, hotfoot, hurriedly, hurry-scurry, immediately, impatiently, in double time, in double-quick time, in high, in high gear, in no time, in passing, in seven-league boots, instantaneously, instanter, instantly, keenly, lickety-cut, lickety-split, momentarily, nimbly, on the double, on the instant, on the run, on the spot, pell-mell, post, posthaste, pretty damned quick, pronto, punctually, quick, quickly, rapidly, readily, right away, right off, slapdash, smartly, snappily, speedily, spryly, straightaway, straightway, subito, summarily, superficially, swiftly, trippingly, under forced draft, vivaciously, whip and spur, willingly, with a rush, with a will, with alacrity, with all haste, with all speed, with dispatch, with giant strides, with good will, with gusto, with haste, with open arms, with rapid strides, with relish, with speed, with zest, without delay, without further delay, without hesitation, zealously, zestfully

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