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promptly
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adverb
(= quick)
with little or no delay
the rescue squad arrived promptly
come here, quick!
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adverb
in a punctual manner
he did his homework promptly
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adverb
at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence)
he promptly forgot the address
respond
Verb
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If you respond to something or someone, you do something in reaction to it.
I try to respond to emails as soon as I get them.
We sent a message to them two weeks ago, but nobody has responded so far.
The police responded forcefully to the problems.