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pron⋅to

[pron-toh]
–adverb Informal.
promptly; quickly.

Origin:
1840–50, Americanism; < Sp (adj. and adv.) quick, quickly < L promptus prompt (adj.)
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pron·to   (prŏn'tō)   
adv.   Informal
Without delay; quickly.

[Spanish, from Latin prōmptus; see prompt.]
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