pronto

Definition

Quickly, very soon, promptly.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pronto, from Latin prōmptus. Doublet of prompt.

Example Sentences

• "I need to finish this assignment pronto."
• "“[…] I burst through the door with a pregnancy bump and shouted at him, pretending to be his mistress. I’ve never seen a man look so horrified in his life. I then went into a spontaneous lip-sync of ‘I Will Survive’.” (We need footage, pronto.)"