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presently

  • adverb
  • /ˈpɹɛzəntli/

Before long; soon.

Example

“Presently all was quiet again.”

Other meanings

  1. Immediately, at once; quickly.

  2. With actual presence; in actuality.

Word history

From Middle English "presently".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “presently” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.