1 without delay:
She deals with all the correspondence promptly and efficiently.
2 exactly at the correct time or at the time mentioned
SYNPUNCTUALLY:
They arrived promptly at two o'clock.
3 (always used before the verb) immediately:
She read the letter and promptly burst into tears.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for promptly is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is promptly a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, promptly is tagged as adverb.
Does promptly appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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