promptly

[US]/ˈprɒmptli/
[UK]/'prɑmptli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. uten forsinkelse; umiddelbart; nøyaktig.

Phrases & Collocations

act promptly

handle raskt

reply promptly

svar raskt

deliver promptly

lever raskt

pay promptly

betal raskt

Example Sentences

He was promptly paid for it.

Han ble umiddelbart betalt for det.

The librarian had these new books promptly accessioned.

Bibliotekaren fikk disse nye bøkene raskt registrert.

She appears promptly at eight each day.

Hun dukker opp presis klokken åtte hver dag.

Corbett leaned against the wall and promptly vomited.

Corbett lente seg mot veggen og kastet opp umiddelbart.

"After he had put it on the floor, he promptly went to sleep again."

«Etter at han hadde lagt det på gulvet, sovnet han igjen umiddelbart.»

She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.

Hun grep umiddelbart muligheten hans fravær ga henne.

When judge it's impossible to refloat without aid, promptly inform Owners to arrange salvage assistance to refloat the vessel.

Når det vurderes som umulig å flyte opp uten hjelp, informer umiddelbart eierne om å ordne med bergingsbistand for å flyte opp fartøyet.

When he called me a thief I promptly hit him.

Da han kalte meg tyv, slo jeg ham umiddelbart.

The king, insulted by this homely simile, banishes the youngest daughter and divides his kingdom between the older two, who promptly kick him out on his royal heinie.

Kongen, fornærmet av dette enkle liknelsen, forviser den yngste datteren og deler kongeriket sitt mellom de to eldste, som umiddelbart sparker ham ut på hans kongelige rumpe.

Real-world Examples

Could you possibly effect shipment more promptly.

Kunne du muligens fremskynde forsendelsen?

Source: Foreign Trade English Topics King

He promised to be here promptly at nine o'clock.

Han lovet å være her presis klokka ni.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

'St Brutus's, ' said Uncle Vernon promptly.

'St Brutus's,' sa onkel Vernon raskt.

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Only now I catch myself doing it much promptly.

Bare nå innser jeg at jeg gjør det mye raskere.

Source: Harvard University's "The Science of Happiness" course.

It feels like they have done things really promptly.

Det føles som om de har gjort ting veldig raskt.

Source: PBS Interview Social Series

Brian here has a bad habit of not paying back his debts promptly.

Brian her har en dårlig vane med å ikke betale tilbake gjelden sin raskt.

Source: Super Girl Season 2 S02

Getting alerts out promptly to our communities saves lives.

Å sende ut varsler raskt til lokalsamfunnene våre redder liv.

Source: Wall Street Journal

We'll send in the payment promptly.

Vi vil sende inn betalingen raskt.

Source: Foreign trade clothing conversation

Mary promptly jumped in to save him.

Mary hoppet raskt inn for å redde ham.

Source: Collection of Interesting Stories

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