Meaning

1 senses
  1. (informal, not comparable)Quickly, very soon, promptly.

    I need to finish this assignment pronto.

    быстроbystro, ско́роskóro

More definitions
  • in a punctual manner

Examples

3 sentences
  1. I need you in my office pronto.

    ruВ мой кабинет, срочно. — Wezel

  2. I want you here pronto.

  3. We really need more American slang on Tatoeba, pronto!

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
quickly:

Origin

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

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

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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