Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a prompt manner; readily; quickly; expeditiously; cheerfully.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a prompt manner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In
prompt manner; bothsoon andquickly .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb with little or no delay
- adverb in a punctual manner
- adverb at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence)
Etymologies
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Examples
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This announcement came as an Indian court issued a ruling in a contentious battle over a holy site that has been in the Indian Courts for decades -- so creating special courts that can deal with environmental complaints promptly is a fundamental game changer.
Carl Pope: Jairam Ramesh: India's Environmental Revolutionary? Carl Pope 2010
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This announcement came as an Indian court issued a ruling in a contentious battle over a holy site that has been in the Indian Courts for decades -- so creating special courts that can deal with environmental complaints promptly is a fundamental game changer.
Carl Pope: Jairam Ramesh: India's Environmental Revolutionary? Carl Pope 2010
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In the morning the captain promptly scuttled the remaining boats, and there we were.
THE HEATHEN 2010
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Doors open at 6: 30 PM and the lecture will begin promptly at 7: 00 PM.
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This announcement came as an Indian court issued a ruling in a contentious battle over a holy site that has been in the Indian Courts for decades -- so creating special courts that can deal with environmental complaints promptly is a fundamental game changer.
Carl Pope: Jairam Ramesh: India's Environmental Revolutionary? Carl Pope 2010
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In the morning the captain promptly scuttled the remaining boats, and there we were.
THE HEATHEN 2010
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In the morning the captain promptly scuttled the remaining boats, and there we were.
THE HEATHEN 2010
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This announcement came as an Indian court issued a ruling in a contentious battle over a holy site that has been in the Indian Courts for decades -- so creating special courts that can deal with environmental complaints promptly is a fundamental game changer.
Carl Pope: Jairam Ramesh: India's Environmental Revolutionary? Carl Pope 2010
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Mr. McCain promptly married Miss Hensley, his present wife.
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Mr. McCain promptly married Miss Hensley, his present wife.
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