as in immediately
without delay
shipped the package promptly so that it would arrive on time
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Recent Examples of promptly
Baldoni’s lawyers, Alexandra Shapiro and Jonathan Bach, promptly declared victory.
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
Opt for a fresh bundle of spinach, if possible, rather than a plastic container or bag, and consume it promptly to maintain its nutrient content.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2026
Oh, and after a Collins strikeout finally ended the streak in the sixth, Isbel promptly led off the bottom of the seventh with a home run.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2026
It wasn’t given as a foul by the referee and VAR didn’t seem interested in reviewing it either, but the match official was alive to Bompastor’s complaints on the touchline, booking her twice and promptly sending her off.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
Opt for a fresh bundle of spinach, if possible, rather than a plastic container or bag, and consume it promptly to maintain its nutrient content.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2026
Oh, and after a Collins strikeout finally ended the streak in the sixth, Isbel promptly led off the bottom of the seventh with a home run.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2026
It wasn’t given as a foul by the referee and VAR didn’t seem interested in reviewing it either, but the match official was alive to Bompastor’s complaints on the touchline, booking her twice and promptly sending her off.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for promptly
Adverb
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Charges against him related to the shooting were not immediately filed, and his name was not released.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Ames had her home tested after that, and those results confirmed the house had mold − with high enough levels in the air alone that experts told the Ames family to leave their home immediately.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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That changes instantly with the current design.—
Sponsored Content,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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Dejan Joveljic responded almost instantly for Sporting.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Her parents’ house was on West 23rd Street, just past where the Flatiron Building now stands, and only a few blocks away, on East 21st and the north side of Gramercy Park, there lived a longtime family acquaintance named George Templeton Strong.—
Michael Gorra,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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The fight to fly ultralights from the Yuba County Airport has continued months after the county ended its yearslong ban of the small aircraft, with the Federal Aviation Administration now poised to rule on the claims of discrimination and lack of compliance alleged by ultralight pilots.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Promptly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promptly. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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