promptly

adverbattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈpɹɒmptli//
United States//ˈpɹɑmptli//

In a prompt manner. Both soon and quickly.

adverb

1
In a prompt manner. Both soon and quickly.
[…] the ducklings nestled down inside it and promptly fell asleep.
After being kidnapped by a seagoing ne'er-do-well, its Lady protagonist finds herself drifting through a passage at the North Pole into a wholly different world, with its own sun, moon and stars, and a population of bear-men, bird-men and fox-men who promptly make her Empress. Win!
2
In a prompt manner. Exactly at a specific time.
The sale will begin on January 28th, promptly at 9 a.m.

Etymology

Etymology tree English prompt Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English promptly From prompt + -ly.

Forms

comparative: more promptly
superlative: most promptly

promote · To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or…promotion · An advancement in rank or position.prompt · Quick; acting without delay.

promptly · In a prompt manner. Both soon and quickly.

prone · Lying face-down.pronounce · To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously.pronounced · Uttered, articulated.

The neighbouring pages — Alphabetical order follows the rules of the language, not byte values: an accent decides only between two otherwise identical words, and Spanish files Ñ as a letter of its own.