'Promptly' definitions:
Definition of 'promptly'
From: WordNet
adverb
With little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!" [syn: promptly, quickly, quick]
adverb
adverb
At once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence); "he promptly forgot the address" [syn: promptly, right away]
Definition of 'Promptly'
From: GCIDE
- Promptly \Prompt"ly\, adv. In a prompt manner. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'promptly'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- agilely,
- amain,
- animatedly,
- anxiously,
- apace,
- ardently,
- at flank speed,
- at once,
- avidly,
- breathlessly,
- by forced marches,
- cursorily,
- de bonne volonte,
- decisively,
- directly,
- double-quick,
- eagerly,
- enthusiastically,
- expeditiously,
- fast,
- feverishly,
- flat-out,
- forthwith,
- furiously,
- hand over fist,
- hand over hand,
- hastily,
- hell for leather,
- hell-bent,
- hell-bent for election,
- helter-skelter,
- hotfoot,
- hurriedly,
- hurry-scurry,
- immediately,
- impatiently,
- in double time,
- in double-quick time,
- in high,
- in high gear,
- in no time,
- in passing,
- in seven-league boots,
- instantaneously,
- instanter,
- instantly,
- keenly,
- lickety-cut,
- lickety-split,
- momentarily,
- nimbly,
- on the double,
- on the instant,
- on the run,
- on the spot,
- PDQ,
- pell-mell,
- post,
- posthaste,
- pretty damned quick,
- pronto,
- punctually,
- quick,
- quickly,
- rapidly,
- readily,
- right away,
- right off,
- slapdash,
- smartly,
- snappily,
- speedily,
- spryly,
- straightaway,
- straightway,
- subito,
- summarily,
- superficially,
- swiftly,
- trippingly,
- under forced draft,
- vivaciously,
- whip and spur,
- willingly,
- with a rush,
- with a will,
- with alacrity,
- with all haste,
- with all speed,
- with dispatch,
- with giant strides,
- with good will,
- with gusto,
- with haste,
- with open arms,
- with rapid strides,
- with relish,
- with speed,
- with zest,
- without delay,
- without further delay,
- without hesitation,
- zealously,
- zestfully