Synonyms for promptly
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1. promptly, quickly, quickadverb

   with little or no delay

   "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!"

   Synonyms:
   rapidly, pronto, chop-chop, speedily, cursorily, readily, right away, quickly, quick, apace

2. promptly, readily, prontoadverb

   in a punctual manner

   "he did his homework promptly"

   Synonyms:
   readily, pronto, quick, quickly, right away

3. promptly, right awayadverb

   at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence)

   "he promptly forgot the address"

   Synonyms:
   at once, straightaway, pronto, now, like a shot, straight off, directly, immediately, right away, quickly, quick, instantly, readily, forthwith

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1. List of paraphrases for "promptly":

   quickly, rapidly, expeditiously, immediately, swiftly, speedily, rapid, timely, soon, fast, forthwith, quick, prompt, urgently, speedy, diligently, early, readily, immediate

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1. Jerome Powell:

   We will act as needed, including promptly if that's appropriate, and use our tools to sustain the expansion.

2. Peter Altmaier:

   Nonetheless we need to improve this. Those who don't have the right to stay must leave Germany promptly.

3. Mark Twain:

   I was gratified to be able to answer promptly. I said I don't know.

4. Dean Phillips:

   This case emphasizes our continued efforts to aggressively and promptly address threats to our community to include violence against places of worship. I can not stress enough the importance of reporting threats in our neighborhoods.

5. Oscar Onwudiwe:

   Mrs Alison-Madueke was never arrested or detained and her passport was never seized. She was merely invited (by British police), and she honoured it promptly, she has breast cancer and it was not detected early. It was discovered nine months ago.