Promptly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

with little or no delay

in a punctual manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɑːmptli/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɒmptli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɒmptli/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɑːmptli/.

Examples

the rescue squad arrived promptly
come here, quick!
he did his homework promptly

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pronto quick right away readily quickly

Parts of Speech

adverb	with little or no delay “the rescue squad arrived promptly”
adverb	in a punctual manner “he did his homework promptly”
adverb	at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence) “he promptly forgot the address”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sofort

mit wenig oder keiner Verzögerung

🇫🇷French

rapidement

avec peu ou pas de retard

🇪🇸Spanish

inmediatamente

con poca o ninguna demora

🇮🇹Italian

tempestivamente

con poco o nessun ritardo

🇳🇱Dutch

snel

met weinig of geen vertraging

🇵🇹Portuguese

prontamente

com pouco ou nenhum atraso

🇷🇺Russian

быстро

с небольшой задержкой или без нее

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तत्काल

बहुत कम या बिना किसी देरी के

🇧🇩Bengali

অবিলম্বে

সামান্য বা কোন বিলম্ব সঙ্গে

🇮🇳Tamil

உடனடியாக

சிறிது அல்லது தாமதமின்றி

🇮🇳Telugu

వెంటనే

తక్కువ లేదా ఆలస్యం లేకుండా

🇮🇳Marathi

त्वरित

थोड्या किंवा विलंबाने

🇮🇳Gujarati

તરત

ઓછા અથવા કોઈ વિલંબ સાથે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೂಡಲೇ

ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಅಥವಾ ವಿಳಂಬವಿಲ್ಲದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉടനടി

കുറച്ച് കാലതാമസമില്ലാതെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੁਰੰਤ

ਥੋੜੀ ਜਾਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਦੇਰੀ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

فوری طور پر

تھوڑی یا کوئی تاخیر کے ساتھ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

及时

几乎没有延迟

🇯🇵Japanese

すぐに

ほとんどまたはまったく遅延せずに

🇰🇷Korean

즉시

지연이 거의 또는 전혀 없이

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kịp thời

với rất ít hoặc không có độ trễ

🇹🇭Thai

ทันที

ด้วยความล่าช้าเพียงเล็กน้อยหรือไม่มีเลย

🇮🇩Indonesian

tepat

dengan sedikit atau tanpa penundaan

🇵🇭Filipino

kaagad

nang kaunti o walang pagkaantala

🇲🇾Malay

dengan segera

dengan sedikit atau tiada kelewatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حالا

مع القليل من التأخير أو بدونه

🇮🇷Persian

به سرعت

با تاخیر کم یا بدون تاخیر

🇹🇷Turkish

derhal

çok az gecikmeyle veya hiç gecikme olmadan

🇮🇱Hebrew

באופן מיידי

עם עיכוב קטן או ללא עיכוב

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The primary meaning of 'promptly' is 'with little or no delay'.

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'promptly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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