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Definition of “pronto”

pronto (ˈprɒntəʊ Pronunciation for pronto

Definitions

adverb

  1. (informal) at once; promptly

Word Origin

C20: from Spanish: quick, from Latin promptusprompt

Example Sentences Including 'pronto'

Bucket of water pronto for the men in the Thomas Pink shirts.
Megastar (2004)
Early Friday morning Brice received a call from the Chicago White Sox which boiled down to ``Get here pronto '.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)
Steve is fuming when he returns, and orders Adele and Laura to clean up pronto.
Sun, News of the World (2002)
The Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) must be disbanded, pronto !
Times, Sunday Times (2002)
The Royal Pennine Bank wanted their money back pronto , or they'd seize his home and his business.
Val McDermid KICK BACK (2002)
The invitations have to be printed tomorrow and Jeanne Rosenstein needs an answer, pronto.
Telushkin, Josef The Unorthodox Murder of Rabbi Moss
The moment the search unearthed the wrap of cocaine in my pocket I sobered up pronto.
Frankie Dettori with Jonathan Powell FRANKIE: The Autobiography of Frankie Dettori (2004)
There was an apology and a promise that something would be done pronto.
Irish Times (2002)
`Why, Eldred, I want you to send her our best wishes for a speedy recovery and get our star foreign correspondent back to work, pronto.
Dobbs, Michael The Touch of Innocents

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