pronto

adv. Informal.

Without delay; quickly.

[Spanish, from Latin prōmptus. See prompt.]

adverb

In a rapid way: apace, fast, posthaste, quick, quickly. Informal flat out, hell-for-leather, lickety-split. Idioms: full tilt, in a flash, in nothing flat, like a bat out of hell, like a blue streak, like a flash, like a house on fire, like a shot, like a streak, like greased lightning, like the wind, like wildfire. See fast/slow/velocity.

IN BRIEF: Quickly.

Get in the car pronto so we can begin our trip to the store.

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The adverb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: in a punctual manner
  Synonyms: promptly, readily, without delay

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - omgående

Nederlands (Dutch)
onmiddellijk, en snel een beetje

Français (French)
adv. - illico

Deutsch (German)
adv. - (Slang) dalli

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - αμέσως, στη στιγμή

Italiano (Italian)
subito

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - prontamente

Русский (Russian)
сразу, быстро, немедленно

Español (Spanish)
adv. - pronto, en seguida, inmediatamente

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - på stubinen (momangen)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
很快地, 急速地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 很快地, 急速地

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 신속히, 재빨리

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 直ちに

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) بسرعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮תכף ומיד, מהר‬

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pronto	pronto pro
philips pronto	pronto remote