View synonyms for promptly

promptly

[ prompt-lee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

at once or without delay:
Be sure to complete the form accurately and return it promptly.
exactly on time; punctually:
The doors will shut promptly at 2 p.m., and no latecomers will be seated.

TLC promptly pulled the plug on the hit series and Shannon embarked on a press tour denying the claims.

Schiff, the Hollywood congressman, said that the movie should be promptly released and widely broadcast.

Prosecutors say the two then promised that employee a $10,000 bonus, which was promptly paid.

Resources were promptly diverted to rescue those under attack, the committee found.

He promptly explained the situation, breaking early for intermission.

Will the new issues promptly retire when their special task is over?

And sure enough when Sunday came, and the pencil was restored to him, he promptly showed nurse his picture.

Among the clergy therein he finds no offenses, save that a few have gambled in public; these are promptly disciplined.

As soon as he moved aside a little the leaf promptly righted itself.

Mrs. Kaye admitted her promptly and presented an unstained front, although her color was lower than usual.

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