Promptly

Definition: Promptly

Promptly

Adverb

1. With little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!".

2. In a punctual manner; "he did his homework promptly".

3. At once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence); "he promptly forgot the address".

Date "promptly" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Synonyms: Promptly

Synonyms: pronto (adv), quick (adv), quickly (adv), readily (adv), right away (adv), without delay (adv). (additional references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Oh, and if I remember correctly, you came back for us in the forest after the flood waters receded with the Brazilian National Guard who promptly deported us for not having made the right bribes. (Veritas: The Quest; writing credit: Brad Falchuk) Well, of course he was then promptly beaten up by every kid in the school yard. (The Invisible Man; writing credit: Craig Silverstein; Jonathan Glassner) According to legend, when Kurt was 13 he was discovered in the family loo at the service of his older brother, and was promptly sent off for eighteen months of electric shock treatment. (Velvet Goldmine; writing credit: James Lyons; Todd Haynes) These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. (The A-Team; writing credit: Marissa Garrido; Henrique Lobo) Any man failing to report to duty will be promptly hanged. (Drums Along the Mohawk; writing credit: Walter D. Edmonds; Sonya Levien)
Tongue Twisters	Please pay promptly. (references; author: unknown)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	What every wife knows. That the man who boasts that his shirts are always promptly ... Credit: Library of Congress.
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Author	Quotation
Lord Mansfield	Decide promptly, but never give any reasons. Your decisions may be right, but your reasons are sure to be wrong.
Samuel Butler	Everyone should keep a mental wastepaper basket, and the older he grows, the more things will he promptly consign to it.
Theodore Roosevelt	In all his sickness Archie remembered that to-day was Mademoiselle's birthday, and sent her his love and congratulations�which promptly reduced good Mademoiselle to tears.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
US Constitution	1791	Congress, on the 21st of February, 1787, adopted a resolution in favor of a convention, and the Legislatures of those States which had not already done so (with the exception of Rhode Island) promptly appointed delegates. (reference)
Treaty of Versailles	1919	For this purpose the parties to the dispute will communicate to the Secretary General, as promptly as possible, statements of their case with all the relevant facts and papers, and the Council may forthwith direct the publication thereof. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy	Douglas Adams
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	He dropped his load promptly on the floor and hurried to her side to see.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Refrigerate foods promptly. (references)
		Eat eggs promptly after cooking. (references)
		Notify the doctor promptly if bleeding continues. (references)
Business		Respond promptly and thoroughly to all requests for information or assistance. (references)
		Those activities viewed as vehicles for political dissent, however, are not tolerated and are promptly and forcibly suppressed. (references)
		U.S. producers that deliver products promptly and provide good customer service will find themselves in a strong selling position vis-a-vis Japanese competitors. (references)
Civil Liberties	Uzbekistan	In one case, a station's report on the plight of homeless persons, including veterans of the Afghanistan war, embarrassed the local governor; the governor of the neighboring province, in which the station's transmitter was located, promptly informed the station manager that he was fired. (references)
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	The mayor promptly went into hiding in Serbia, fearing arrest for other criminal activity while he had worked as mayor. (references)
	Hong Kong	Government policy is to repatriate all illegal immigrants, including those that arrive from the mainland, as promptly as possible. (references)
Discrimination	Ecuador	In addition, the 1998 constitutional reforms explicitly increased the rights of women, children, and minorities, and required Congress to pass legislation implementing these rights promptly. (references)
Economic History	Qatar	Most Arab states, the U.K., and the U.S. were among the first countries to recognize Qatar, and the state promptly gained admittance to the United Nations and the Arab League. (references)
	Panama	The Norieiga regime promptly annulled the election and embarked on a new round of repression. (references)
Human Rights	France	On August 30, Abdelhamid Hakkar filed suit before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) charging that France violated Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which states that all who are arrested or detained shall be brought promptly before a judge and are entitled to a trial within a reasonable amount of time. (references)
	Jordan	They also have pressed the Government either to bring formal charges against political detainees or to release them promptly. (references)
	Morocco	However, lawyers are not always informed promptly of the date of arrest, and thus are not always able to monitor compliance with the preventive detention limits. (references)
Trade	Venezuela	When Venezuelan companies either delay or refuse to claim merchandise arriving in Venezuelan ports Customs will impounds goods not claimed, and, if steep fines and storage fees are not promptly paid, sell the goods at auction. (references)
Travel	Netherlands	Care must be taken to assure that delivery dates will be closely maintained and that after-sales service will be promptly honored. (references)
	France	Appointment schedules and hierarchical titles are to be respected and correspondence--whether by mail or by fax--should be acknowledged promptly. (references)
Worker Rights	Lesotho	Employee grievances reportedly were handled promptly by the Labor Commission, and there were no significant backlogs of cases during the year. (references)
	Hong Kong	Because of this law, the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions promptly filed a complaint against the Hong Kong Government for violation of ILO Conventions 87, 98, and 154. In November 1999, the ILO Committee on Freedom of Association concluded that the Employment and Labor Relations (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance breached conventions 87 and 98 and recommended that the Government take legislative action to remedy the situation. (references)
	Portugal	The General Directorate of Labor promptly examines complaints. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	OPPOSITION, n. In politics the party that prevents the Government from running amuck by hamstringing it. The King of Ghargaroo, who had been abroad to study the science of government, appointed one hundred of his fattest subjects as members of a parliament to make laws for the collection of revenue. Forty of these he named the Party of Opposition and had his Prime Minister carefully instruct them in their duty of opposing every royal measure. Nevertheless, the first one that was submitted passed unanimously. Greatly displeased, the King vetoed it, informing the Opposition that if they did that again they would pay for their obstinacy with their heads. The entire forty promptly disemboweled themselves. "What shall we do now?" the King asked. "Liberal institutions cannot be maintained without a party of Opposition." "Splendor of the universe," replied the Prime Minister, "it is true these dogs of darkness have no longer their credentials, but all is not lost. Leave the matter to this worm of the dust." So the Minister had the bodies of his Majesty's Opposition embalmed and stuffed with straw, put back into the seats of power and nailed there. Forty votes were recorded against every bill and the nation prospered. But one day a bill imposing a tax on warts was defeated -- the members of the Government party had not been nailed to their seats! This so enraged the King that the Prime Minister was put to death, the parliament was dissolved with a battery of artillery, and government of the people, by the people, for the people perished from Ghargaroo.
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Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
James Madison	1809-1817	Having prepared the way by this demonstration of American skill and prowess, he hastened to the port of Algiers, where peace was promptly yielded to his victorious force.
James Monroe	1817-1825	By this measure, so promptly taken, due respect was shown to the Government of Spain.
Andrew Jackson	1829-1837	Nothing could be gained by it even if each individual who contributed a portion of the tax could receive back promptly the same portion.
William H. Taft	1909-1913	We are all in favor of having it built as promptly as possible.
Harry S. Truman	1945-1953	Meanwhile, however, plans should be prepared if we are to act promptly when the present extraordinary private demand begins to run out.
John F. Kennedy	1961-1963	I consider my letter to you of October twenty-seventh and your reply of today as firm undertakings on the part of both governments which should be promptly carried out.
Lyndon B. Johnson	1963-1969	Today we are helping local officials improve their capacity to deal promptly with disorders.
Gerald Ford	1974-1977	In order that we make greater use of domestic coal resources, I am submitting amendments to the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act which will greatly increase the number of power plants that can be promptly converted to coal.
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	But Congress must act promptly now to complete final action on this vital energy legislation.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Promptly" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 98.96% of the time. "Promptly" is used about 865 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adverb (general)	98.96%	856	8,251
Adjective (general or positive)	0.92%	8	124,375
Noun (proper)	0.12%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	865	N/A

Expression using "promptly": act promptly. Additional references.
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Language		Translations for "promptly"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaans		stiptelik, dadelik (at, at once, immediately, instantaneous, instantly, just, right away, right now, without, without delay), almeteens (at, at once, immediately, just, right away, right now). (various references)

Albanian		sakaq (immediately, pronto), në vend (down, in situ, on the spot, opportunely, out of hand, straightway), me shpejtësi (post, tantivy), me përpikëri (exactly), me gatishmëri (readily, willingly), fill (alone, at once, immediately, just, original, right, right away, right now, start, string, thread, wire, yarn), fiks (fixed, sharp). (various references)

Arabic		‏فورا (at once, directly, forthwith, immediately, instantly, right away), ‏من غير إبطاء, ‏حالا (anon, as soon as, at once, directly, forthright, forthwith, immediately, instantly, now, on the spot, outright, presently, readily, right away, right now, shortly, straight, straight away, without delay), ‏توا (forthright, forthwith, immediately, instantly, now, presently, right away, straight away), ‏بحزم (firmly). (various references)

Bulgarian		точно на време (on the spot), веднага (anon, at once, directly, forthwith, immediately, incontinently, instantly, now, presently, pronto, readily, right, right away, straight off), в брой, незабавно (at once, forthwith, immediately, incontinently, instanter, instantly, right away, speedily, straight away, straightway, summarily), бързо (apace, chop-chop, express, fast, hastily, hotfoot, hurriedly, hurry-scurry, lively, pronto, quick, quickly, snap, speedily, sweepingly, swiftly, trippingly), изведнъж (all at once, all of a sudden, at once, sharp, slap, straight away). (various references)

Chinese		連忙 (at once), 立刻 (at once, forthwith, immediate, prompt, straightway, thereupon), 及時 (in time, timely, without delay), 及时地. (various references)

Czech		ihned (anon, at once, at the drop of the hat, immediately, instantly, on the spot, out of hand, straight away, straightway). (various references)

Danish		straks (at once, immediately, instantaneous, instantly, just, right away, right now, without delay). (various references)

Dutch		zo (as, at once, immediately, in that way, just, like that, like this, now, right away, right now, so, such, such a, that, that kind of, that much, this way, thus, well, well then), subiet (at once, immediately, just, right away, right now), schielýk (at once, fast, immediately, just, quickly, right away, right now, swiftly), op staande voet (at once, immediately, just, right away, right now), meteen (at once, immediately, just, right away, right now), dadelýk (at once, immediately, instantaneous, instantly, just, right away, right now, without delay), aanstonds (at once, immediately, just, right away, right now). (various references)

Faeroese		uttan nakað honk (at once, immediately, just, right away, right now), beinan vegin (at once, immediately, just, right away, right now, urgently), alt fyri eitt (at once, immediately, just, right away, right now, urgently). (various references)

Finnish		heti (at once, directly, immediately, in a minute, instantly, just, right away, right now). (various references)

Flemish		stipt. (various references)

French		promptement, ponctuellement, tout de suite (at present), sitôt, rapidement, immédiatement, d'abord, aussitôt. (various references)

Frisian		daliks (at once, immediately, just, right away, right now), dalik (at once, immediately, just, right away, right now), aanstûns (at once, immediately, just, right away, right now), aanst (at once, immediately, just, right away, right now), aansen (at once, immediately, just, right away, right now). (various references)

German		sofort (at once, directly, forthwith, immediate, immediately, immediatly, in a jiffy, instant, instantaneous, instantaneously, instantly, just, outright, pronto, right away, right now, right off, straight away), bereit (disposed, finished, game, inclinable, patly, prepared, preparedly, raring, readily, ready, set, through, willing, willingly). (various references)

Greek		προθυμώσ (fain, liege, readily, willingly), αμελλητί, ταχέωσ (cursorily, presto, quick, quickly, rapidly, soon, speedily, swiftly). (various references)

Haitian Creole		tousuit. (various references)

Hawaiian		fill (at once, immediately, just, right away, right now). (various references)

Hungarian		azonnal (anon, at once, at sight, forthwith, here and now, immediately, in no time, instantly, like smoke, now, on the spot, out of hand, outright, presently, pronto, right, right away, right off, straight away, straight off, straightaway, therewith, to deal with an emergency). (various references)

Italian		puntualmente (duly), subito (anon, at, at once, immediately, just, now, once, pronto, right, right away, right now, soon, straight, straight away, straightaway, straightway), immediatamente (anon, at, at once, direct, directly, forthwith, immediately, instantly, just, now, outright, pronto, right, right away, right now, straight), fra poco (at, at once, immediately, just, right, right away, right now, soon). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		逸早く , 言下 , 猶予なく (without delay), 直ぐ様 (immediately), 早速 (at once, immediately, without delay), 早い所 , 即時 (immediately), いち早い (might as well, rather, sooner), ちゃ�"�"料理 (exactly, Japanese vest, padded sleeveless kimono jacket, perfectly, properly, regularly, sumo food, sword fight, testicles). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		すぐさま (immediately), そくじ (immediately), さっそく (at once, immediately, without delay), いちはやく, ゆうよなく (without delay), �'�"か (abatement, cost price, current price, depreciation, price reduction, rigorous measures, severe punishment, singing, singing andmusic, the present time), はやいと�"ろ, ちゃ�"ちゃ�" (regularly). (various references)

Korean		� 속하게 (swiftly). (various references)

Manx		ec keayrt, dy lheah (early). (various references)

Papiamen		umbes (at once, immediately, just, right away, right now), umbé (at once, immediately, just, right away, right now), mesora (at once, immediately, just, right away, right now), inmediatamente (at once, immediately, just, right away, right now). (various references)

Pig Latin		omptlypray

Polish		zaraz (at once, immediately, just, right away, right now), natychmiast (at once, immediately, just, right away, right now). (various references)

Portuguese		pontualmente (exactly, on time, punctually, sharp). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian		pontualmente (punctually). (various references)

Romanian		prompt (nimble, nimbly, Pat, prompt, quick, quickly, readily, ready, ready-witted, smartly, speedy, swift, unhesitating), îndatå (at once, immediately, just, right away, right now). (various references)

Russian		сразу (all at once, at once, at one fling, at one gulp, down on the nail, holus-bolus, on a short notice, out of hand, per saltum, straight away, straight off, straightway), быстро (amain, apace, fast, hotfoot, in short order, overnight, pronto, quick, quickly, rapidly, smartly, speedily, swiftly, trippingly). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		tačno (accurately, aright, due to, exactly, nearly, notedly, ok, okay, okey, precisely), neodložno (immediately), brzo (apace, fast, make it snappy, pronto, quickly, rapidly, speedily, tantivy, trippingly). (various references)

Spanish		inmediatamente (at once, forthwith, immediately, just, next, right away, right now, right off, right off the bat, straight away, straightway). (various references)

Sranan		wante'wante (at once, immediately, just, right away, right now), nownow (at once, immediately, just, right away, right now). (various references)

Swahili		sasa hivi (at once, immediately, just, right away, right now). (various references)

Swedish		omedelbart (directly, forthwith, immediately, instantly). (various references)

Turkish		tez (discourse, disquisition, dissertation, expeditious, hasty, nimble, prompt, quick, quickly, thesis, treatise), aníden (abruptly, all of a sudden, at once, immediately, just, right away, right now, suddenly), acilen (hastily, in haste, urgently). (various references)

Turkmen		okgunly (rapidly, swiftly). (various references)

Ukrainian		швидко (apace, aptly, at full pelt, chop-chop, fast, lightly, nimbly, prompt, pronto, quick, quickly, speedily, swift), негайно (amain, anon, at once, at short notice, belive, by and by, chop-chop, forthwith, immediately, in an instant, in one's track, instantly, like a shot, on the spot, outright, right away, right off). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	expedite, festinanter, festinantius, festinato, festinatoque, prompte. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Misspellings
	"Promptly" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: promptley, prompty, promtly. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "promptly" (pronounced prÄ"mptlē or prÄ"mplē)
4	-p t l ē	abruptly, aptly, ineptly, raptly.
3	-t l ē	absolutely, abundantly, accidently, accurately, acutely, adamantly, adequately, adroitly, affectionately, alternately, apparently, appropriately, approximately, ardently, arrogantly, astutely, blatantly, bluntly, brightly, brilliantly, coherently, commensurately, compassionately, competently, complacently, completely, concomitantly, concretely, concurrently, confidently, consequently, consistently, constantly, conveniently, correctly, costly, courtly, covertly, currently, curtly, decently, defiantly, definitely, deftly, deliberately, delicately, desperately, devoutly, differently, difficultly, diligently, directly, discreetly, dishonestly, dispassionately, disproportionately, distinctly, earnestly, efficiently, elaborately, elegantly, eloquently, eminently, evidently, exactly, excellently, expertly, explicitly, exquisitely, extravagantly, exultantly, faintly, fervently, firstly, flagrantly, flamboyantly, flatly, fluently, forthrightly, fortnightly, fortunately, fraudulently, frequently, gently, ghastly, ghostly, greatly, hesitantly, honestly, hotly, illicitly, immaculately, immediately, imminently, impatiently, imperfectly, implicitly, importantly, imprudently, inaccurately, inadequately, inadvertently, inappropriately, incessantly, incoherently, incompetently, incorrectly, indefinitely, independently, indignantly, indirectly, indiscriminately, inefficiently, infinitely, infrequently, inherently, innately, innocently, inordinately, insistently, instantly, insufficiently, intelligently, intently, intermittently, intimately, intricately, jointly, justly, knightly, lastly, lately, legitimately, leniently, lightly, magnificently, manifestly, militantly, minutely, moderately, modestly, mostly, motley, neatly, negligently, nightly, nonchalantly, obediently, overtly, partly, passionately, patently, patiently, perfectly, permanently, persistently, pleasantly, poignantly, politely, portly, predominantly, presently, priestly, privately, prominently, proportionately, prudently, pungently, quaintly, quietly, recently, reluctantly, remotely, resolutely, reverently, rightly, robustly, saintly, secretly, separately, shortly, significantly, silently, slightly, smartly, softly, sprightly, stately, steadfastly, stoutly, strictly, stridently, stringently, subsequently, succinctly, sufficiently, sweetly, swiftly, tacitly, tightly, transparently, triumphantly, ultimately, unfortunately, unjustly, unpleasantly, unsightly, urgently, valiantly, vastly, vehemently, violently, virulently, Whitely.
4	-m p l ē	amply, simply.
3	-p l ē	cheaply, crisply, deeply, panoply, principally, reapply, shapely, sharply, steeply.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "l-m-o-p-p-r-t-y"
	-2 letters: portly, prompt, propyl, protyl.
	-3 letters: loppy, polyp, tromp.
	-4 letters: lory, molt, moly, mopy, mort, plop, plot, ploy, poly, pomp, port, prom, prop, romp, ropy, rotl, ryot, tory, trop, troy, typo, typp, tyro.
	-5 letters: lop, lot, mol, mop, mor, mot, opt, ort, ply, pol, pom, pop, pot, pro, pry, rom, rot, tom, top, tor, toy.
	Words containing the letters "l-m-o-p-p-r-t-y"
	+4 letters: peremptorily, photopolymer.
	+5 letters: amphiprostyle, approximately, photopolymers, preemployment.
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Expression	Frequency per Day
promptly	5
acknowledge contributor keep promptly suggestion	3
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Promptly

Definition: Promptly

Promptly

Adverb

Synonyms: Promptly

Crosswords: Promptly

Modern Usage: Promptly

Screenplays

Tongue Twisters

Photo Album: Promptly

Familiar Quotations: Promptly

Lord Mansfield

Samuel Butler

Theodore Roosevelt

Historic Usage: Promptly

US Constitution

Treaty of Versailles

Use in Literature: Promptly

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

Non-Fiction Usage: Promptly

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Speeches: Promptly

James Madison

James Monroe

Andrew Jackson

William H. Taft

Harry S. Truman

John F. Kennedy

Lyndon B. Johnson

Gerald Ford

Jimmy Carter

Usage Frequency: Promptly

Expression: Promptly

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Promptly

Modern Translation: Promptly

Afrikaans

Albanian

Arabic

Bulgarian

Chinese

Czech

Danish

Dutch

Faeroese

Finnish

Flemish

French

Frisian

German

Greek

Haitian Creole

Hawaiian

Hungarian

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Japanese Kanji

Japanese Katakana

Korean

Manx

Papiamen

Pig Latin

Polish

Portuguese

Portuguese Brazilian

Romanian

Russian

Serbo-Croatian

Spanish

Sranan

Swahili

Swedish

Turkish

Turkmen

Ukrainian

Ancestral Language Translations: Promptly

Misspellings: Promptly

Misspellings