🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

rápidamente

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈrapiðamente

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Promptly/ˈprɒmp.tli/
adverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Respondió rápidamente al correo electrónico."

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2 senses
As adverb
  1. 1

    In a timely manner; without delay.

    "She responded promptly to the email, ensuring no time was wasted."
  2. 2

    At the scheduled time; punctually.

    "The meeting started promptly at 9 AM."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'promptly' originates from the Middle English 'prompt', derived from the Latin 'promptus', meaning 'brought forth' or 'ready'. It evolved in usage to signify acting without delay, reflecting a shift from a physical readiness to a temporal immediacy.

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