promptly
adverb
prompt·ly
ˈpräm(p)t-lē 
ˈpräm-plē
1
: in a prompt manner : without delay : very quickly or immediately
I'm going to speak French again, something I learned in school and promptly forgot.—
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: exactly at a particular time or the correct time
She arrived promptly at 7:00 p.m. as we had agreed.
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shipped the package promptly so that it would arrive on time
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Conducting training sessions focused on compliance awareness has further helped employees recognize and address risks promptly.
—Anushree Jain, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
How the two women came together is unclear; Kirk didn’t respond to a request for comment, and when contacted, Fuller promptly hung up the phone.
—Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
The couple timed their wedding with the eclipse, with the ceremony starting promptly at 1:05 p.m.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Asked about what directors Mann would like to have that level of access to in terms of their creative process, the filmmaker promptly responded with the Three Amigos: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Alfonso Cuarón and Guillermo del Toro, plus Stanley Kubrick.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
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Anushree Jain, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
How the two women came together is unclear; Kirk didn’t respond to a request for comment, and when contacted, Fuller promptly hung up the phone.
—Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
The couple timed their wedding with the eclipse, with the ceremony starting promptly at 1:05 p.m.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Asked about what directors Mann would like to have that level of access to in terms of their creative process, the filmmaker promptly responded with the Three Amigos: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Alfonso Cuarón and Guillermo del Toro, plus Stanley Kubrick.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Promptly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/promptly. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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