promptly

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1 at the right time without being late 準時地，守時地 SYN on time

She arrived promptly.

她準時到了。

2 immediately 立即，馬上

She turned off the alarm and promptly went back to sleep.

她關掉鬧鐘，馬上又睡着了。

3 without delay 迅速地；立即

A reply came very promptly.

馬上就有了答複。

Examples from the Corpus

promptly• Any negative statements and accusations made should be promptly and forthrightly answered, preferably at the level on which they originate.• He recovered promptly and has had no further problems 30 months after transplantation.• Ask them if they had any problems and if they were fixed promptly and properly.• President Clinton promptly announced a law to crack down on juvenile criminals and a new computer database to track gang activity.• She repeated the Hebrew words I taught her, but promptly forgot them again.• But the letter, a social obligation too promptly performed, had lacked conviction.• Hargreaves and party promptly set about the most obvious vertical weakness.

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