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Definition of pronto in English: prontoadverb ˈprɒntəʊˈprɑntoʊ informal Promptly; quickly. 〈非正式〉立刻,马上 put it in the refrigerator, pronto 快,马上把它放进冰箱。 Example sentencesExamples - They hit it off pronto and that was how the album was born.
- As salmon fishings are currently valued at between five and eight thousand pounds for each fish caught on an average year, it is easy to see why he is keen to offload pronto.
- If tenants persistently act in an anti-social way after being warned, they should be evicted - pronto.
- It would die a death overnight if mobile phones were banned in schools, which they should be, pronto, for health reasons as well as social ones.
- George is coming over in June so we need to get on the case pronto.
- They'll also be looking at how well libraries and doctors can work together so if it's successful, expect it to be available all over the UK pronto.
- Feel free to leave a comment and I'll fix it up pronto.
- I just hope the titans of industry over at Apple cut him his check, pronto.
- Where it applies the signs should be changed pronto.
- By any rational measure, the site should fail, alerting the developers to their error and prompting them to fix it pronto.
- Yes, get that man into the middle of the front row, pronto.
- I think you should write an anonymous letter to an adult, then switch classes pronto.
- Civic authorities, urban planners and implementers have been harping on the need for developing satellite townships, pronto.
- This is about as difficult as saying the word ‘car’ in a hotel foyer - the tour desk will arrange one pronto.
- Scratch this weekend's home game, grab your brush, and finish that room pronto.
- I've got to start currying favour with him pronto.
- She wanted to see everyone in her office pronto.
- This is most vexing and I think a serious clarification of our respective roles in this relationship should be undertaken, pronto.
- It's not scheduled for auction yet, so if all goes well, I'll be able to put in an offer pronto, before anybody else even thinks about looking at it.
- Of course, this dream could also mean you need to wake up pronto and use the nearest bathroom.
Synonyms quickly, fast, swiftly, speedily, at speed, at full speed, at the speed of light, post-haste, hotfoot, at full tilt, as fast as one's legs can carry one, at a gallop, expeditiously, briskly, promptly
OriginEarly 20th century: from Spanish, from Latin promptus (see prompt). Definition of pronto in US English: prontoadverbˈprɑntoʊˈpräntō informal Promptly; quickly. 〈非正式〉立刻,马上 put it in the refrigerator, pronto 快,马上把它放进冰箱。 Example sentencesExamples - This is most vexing and I think a serious clarification of our respective roles in this relationship should be undertaken, pronto.
- They'll also be looking at how well libraries and doctors can work together so if it's successful, expect it to be available all over the UK pronto.
- Yes, get that man into the middle of the front row, pronto.
- Civic authorities, urban planners and implementers have been harping on the need for developing satellite townships, pronto.
- This is about as difficult as saying the word ‘car’ in a hotel foyer - the tour desk will arrange one pronto.
- Where it applies the signs should be changed pronto.
- Feel free to leave a comment and I'll fix it up pronto.
- As salmon fishings are currently valued at between five and eight thousand pounds for each fish caught on an average year, it is easy to see why he is keen to offload pronto.
- George is coming over in June so we need to get on the case pronto.
- It's not scheduled for auction yet, so if all goes well, I'll be able to put in an offer pronto, before anybody else even thinks about looking at it.
- They hit it off pronto and that was how the album was born.
- By any rational measure, the site should fail, alerting the developers to their error and prompting them to fix it pronto.
- She wanted to see everyone in her office pronto.
- Of course, this dream could also mean you need to wake up pronto and use the nearest bathroom.
- I just hope the titans of industry over at Apple cut him his check, pronto.
- Scratch this weekend's home game, grab your brush, and finish that room pronto.
- It would die a death overnight if mobile phones were banned in schools, which they should be, pronto, for health reasons as well as social ones.
- If tenants persistently act in an anti-social way after being warned, they should be evicted - pronto.
- I think you should write an anonymous letter to an adult, then switch classes pronto.
- I've got to start currying favour with him pronto.
Synonyms quickly, fast, swiftly, speedily, at speed, at full speed, at the speed of light, post-haste, hotfoot, at full tilt, as fast as one's legs can carry one, at a gallop, expeditiously, briskly, promptly
OriginEarly 20th century: from Spanish, from Latin promptus (see prompt). |