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The meaning of PRESENTLY is at once. How to use presently in a sentence. Usage of Presently: Usage Guide
If you say that something is presently happening, you mean that it is happening now. She is presently developing a number of projects. The island is presently uninhabited.
Presently definition: in a little while; soon. See examples of PRESENTLY used in a sentence.
The adverb presently means "very soon." If you tell your sister that you'll be at her house presently, you mean that you're on your way. You might say that the cookies you just put in the oven will be done presently, or describe how you were so sleepy last night that you opened a book and presently fell asleep, before you could read a single page.
You use presently to indicate that something happened quite a short time after the time or event that you have just mentioned.
Definition of presently adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Sep 27, 2024 · presently (comparative more presently, superlative most presently) (now British, rare) Immediately, at once; quickly. [from 14 th c.]
