pronto

adverbadjectiveattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈpɹɒntəʊ//
United Kingdom/[ˈpʰɹɒntʰəʊ̯]/
United States//ˈpɹɑntoʊ//
United States/[ˈpʰɹɑntʰoʊ̯]/
United States/[ˈpʰɹɑnoʊ̯]/

Quickly, very soon, promptly.

adverb

1
informalQuickly, very soon, promptly.
I need to finish this assignment pronto.
“[…] I burst through the door with a pregnancy bump and shouted at him, pretending to be his mistress. I’ve never seen a man look so horrified in his life. I then went into a spontaneous lip-sync of ‘I Will Survive’.” (We need footage, pronto.)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pronto, from Latin prōmptus. Doublet of prompt.

adjective

1
informalQuick, prompt.
For a pronto lunch, take a slice or two to work and team with a tasty salad.
In pronto reaction time, Zeth chose to drive a black armored truck, […]
Wow! With a pronto 'Poof' from Funky, Bronto the Brontosaurus appears.

Forms

comparative: more pronto
superlative: most pronto

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

pronto · Quickly, very soon, promptly.

proof · An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or…Proof · The 98th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.prop · An object placed against or under another, to support it;…

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