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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adv
1: in a punctual manner; "he did his homework promptly" [syn: promptly, readily, pronto]

Merriam Webster's

adverb Etymology: Spanish, from Latin promptus prompt Date: 1911 without delay

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adv. colloq. promptly, quickly. Etymology: Sp. f. L (as PROMPT)

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If you say that something must be done pronto, you mean that it must be done quickly and at once. (INFORMAL) Get down to the post office pronto! = sharpish ADV: ADV after v

Moby Thesaurus

PDQ, all at once, all together, apace, at a blow, at a stroke, at once, at one blow, at one jump, at one stroke, at one swoop, at one time, decisively, directly, expeditiously, flat-out, forthwith, full tilt, hastily, immediately, in a flash, in a hurry, in a jiff, in a jiffy, in a twink, in a twinkling, in no time, in nothing flat, in short order, instantaneously, instanter, instantly, lickety-split, now, on the instant, on the spot, per saltum, posthaste, pretty damned quick, promptly, quickly, rapidly, right away, right now, right off, simultaneously, smartly, speedily, straightaway, straightway, subito, summarily, swiftly, then and there, this minute, this very minute, tout de suite, uno saltu, with all speed, without delay, without further delay