"promptly" in the adverb sense
1. promptly, quickly, quick
with little or no delay
"the rescue squad arrived promptly"
"come here, quick!"
2. promptly, readily, pronto
in a punctual manner
"he did his homework promptly"
3. promptly, right away
at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence
"he promptly forgot the address"
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