Promptly definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Promptly definition: If you do something promptly , you do it immediately . | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'promptly'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× promptly (prɒmptli ) 1. adverb[ADVERBwithverb] Ifyoudosomethingpromptly,youdoitimmediately. SisterFrancescaenteredthechapel,tookherseat,andpromptlyfellasleep. 2. adverb[ADVERBwithverb] Ifyoudosomethingpromptlyataparticulartime,youdoitatexactlythattime. Promptlyataquarterpastseven,weleftthehotel.[+at/on] Synonyms:punctually,ontime,spoton[informal],bangon[informal] MoreSynonymsofpromptly MoreSynonymsofpromptly COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof promptly Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'promptly' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'promptly' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'zampogna' HindiTranslationof'promptly' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps Examplesof'promptly'inasentence promptly Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Hepromptlydroppedserveandthesethadgone.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Herteachershaveactedpromptlytoalerttheexamboardtotheproblem.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Thecompanyactedpromptlyonceitbecameawareofconcernsandinformeditsregulatorsattheearliestopportunity.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Andyouwanttobeabletoactpromptlywhenitdoesbyrecognisingwhensomethingmightbeseriouslywrong.TheSun(2015)Butwhenthepressureeased,themostimportantmeasureswerepromptlydropped.Times,SundayTimes(2011)TheofficerpromptlyarrestedthegoodcitizenBassett.Geraghty,TonyTheBulletCatchers(1989)The26-year-oldcookwentstraighttopoliceforadviceandwaspromptlyarrested.TheSun(2009)Hepromptlyarrestedthedriver.Times,SundayTimes(2009) COBUILDCollocations promptly  beginpromptly paypromptly respondpromptly treatpromptly Trendsof promptly Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages promptly BritishEnglish:promptly /ˈprɒmptlɪ/ADVERBIfyoudosomethingpromptly,youdoitimmediately.Isetmyalarmclockforseven-thirtyandpromptlyfellasleep.AmericanEnglish:promptly /ˈprɒmptli/Arabic:فَوْرَا BrazilianPortuguese:prontamente Chinese:立刻 Croatian:odmah Czech:promptně Danish:øjeblikkeligt Dutch:prompt EuropeanSpanish:puntualmente Finnish:pikaisesti French:rapidement German:prompt Greek:αμέσως Italian:puntualmente Japanese:即座に Korean:즉시 Norwegian:presis Polish:szybko EuropeanPortuguese:prontamente Romanian:promptRussian:быстро LatinAmericanSpanish:inmediatamente Swedish:omgående Thai:อย่างทันที Turkish:çabucak Ukrainian:миттєвоVietnamese:nhanhchóng Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically promptly prompter prompting promptitude promptly promptuary prompture promulgate AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'P' Relatedtermsof promptly actpromptly paypromptly answerpromptly arrivepromptly beginpromptly Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofpromptlyfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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