Definition of promptly in English:

promptly

adverb

1With little or no delay; immediately.
‘he paid the fine promptly’
- ‘The stock promptly headed for China, dropping to only $2.37 per share.’
- ‘To get the death rate below 80 percent, those exposed would need to receive antibiotics promptly.’
- ‘The bourgeoisie had promptly drawn their conclusion from the services rendered them by the democracy.’
- ‘The trio then promptly lodged a rescission, along with a notice of motion proposing a nine-member council.’
- ‘In accordance with our normal procedure, we promptly placed a seven-day notice on the car.’
- ‘The BBC's report attracted the attention of the blogosphere, which promptly swung into action, chiefly at InstaPundit.’
- ‘Well, she answered promptly to the inquiries I had in my first response to her.’
- ‘Nalbandian promptly nets with a forehand to hand Henman the first set.’
- ‘All orders intrusted to Mr. Cook will be promptly filled.’
- ‘A technologist will be there promptly to assist you.’
- ‘The waves caused superficial damage which will need to be repaired promptly to avoid further damage.’
- ‘There were now six candidates remaining, most of whom promptly started to bitch about the ammo requirement.’
- ‘Her early attempts at providing equitable services were promptly eradicated by the feminist takeover of shelter services everywhere.’
- ‘All invitations sent to a gentleman of any sort are promptly accepted or declined.’
- ‘First, the shooter in a controlled situation can promptly view the image displayed on the back of the camera.’
- ‘Complaints are dealt with promptly within clear time limits.’
- ‘He moved back to Forest, who were promptly relegated.’
- ‘The company promptly commemorated the memorable event by posting pictures of the visit on their website.’
- ‘Repair leaky faucets promptly; a leaky faucet wastes gallons of water in a short period.’
- ‘Finally, about two years ago, he was arrested amidst much fanfare, only to be released promptly by a magistrate.’
punctually, on time, on the dot, on the nail
quickly, swiftly, rapidly, speedily, fast, as soon as possible, expeditiously
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1. 1.1 Used to express surprise, and slight disapproval, when someone does something shortly after something else.
  ‘I won my appeal, but instead of reinstating me, they promptly sacked me again’
  ‘His on-off relationship with a famous actress results in the birth of a son whom Ellis promptly disowns.’
  ‘Anyway, I went into David Jones, and, looking like the neo-hippie that I am, they promptly ignored me.’
  ‘During his interview he certainly to put the snow job on the management team, and they promptly hired him as their head of development.’
  ‘The veracity of this individual's account cannot be verified as he promptly disappeared.’
  ‘The Central Java team member was stunned 7-5 in the preliminary round of the bantamweight competition and promptly blamed lethargy and injury for the exit.’
  ‘The euro opened with a value of $1.17, crept up to $1.19 on its first morning of trading, and promptly started its long march south.’
2At exactly a specified time; punctually.
‘Jamie arrived promptly at 8:30’
- ‘The following afternoon, promptly at four o'clock, the Earl of Denby appeared at the front door of the Earl of Matlock carrying a bouquet of wildflowers.’
- ‘The store manager walked up the temporary stage promptly at 6 PM.’
- ‘The paper must go to press promptly at 3 o'clock.’
- ‘On makeover day, Sue was picked up promptly at 8: 30 a.m. by Don Curl of Mountview Dodge Chrysler Jeep.’
- ‘I said no and promptly closed the door.’
- ‘Leaving his Eton Square flat promptly at 7am each day, he has every hour of his players ' days programmed to the last second.’
- ‘It came promptly at 6: 30 a.m.’