Medical Emergency Response Terms

adverb An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. It often indicates manner, time, place, or degree. In this case, 'promptly' modifies the verb by indicating the timeliness or speed of an action.

• The package was promptly delivered to the recipient's address.
• She always replies promptly to my messages.
• He promptly ghosted me after our date.
• The CEO promptly shut down any rumors of layoffs in the company.