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Adverb: promptly  prómptlee
  1. With little or no delay
    "the rescue squad arrived promptly"
    - quickly, quick, responsively
     
  2. In a punctual manner
    "he did his homework promptly"
    - readily, pronto
     
  3. At once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence)
    "he promptly forgot the address"
    - right away

See also: prompt