PDQ

adverb

ˌpē-(ˌ)dē-ˈkyü How to pronounce PDQ (audio)
Definition of PDQnext
as in promptly
without delay the boss wants the report, and he wants it PDQ

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  1. promptly
  2. immediately
  3. now
  4. instantly
  5. directly
  6. shortly
Adverb
  • Abbie Doctor, an aesthetics nurse living in Gloucester, England, caught the bizarre moment her cat, Chewie, brought a live mouse into the house, and promptly brought it for something to eat.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Be sure to follow up promptly after conferences to make the most of networking opportunities.
    Leigh Cuen, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of promptly
Adverb
  • The Spartans opened up with two passing touchdowns for a 14-0 lead to immediately put the Mountain West conference leaders on edge.
    Andrew Hartley, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • And suddenly, Saric transformed into Jokic, in one sense, anyway: his exit from the game immediately resulted in disaster.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of immediately
Adverb
  • All the Colorado School of Mines football program can do now is wait.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
  • And now the Commanders go three-and-out Rohan Nadkarni Backed up on their own 10-yard line, the Commanders couldn’t break out.
    Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of now
Adverb
  • Luckily, just in time, Nick whispers the one word in the (British) English language that instantly turns back the clock.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Harris instantly reset the terms of the contest with Trump.
    Matt Brown, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of instantly
Adverb
  • With new capabilities being added to AI systems at a steady rate—in October, frontier AI lab Anthropic introduced the ability for its model to directly control a computer, still in beta—the complexity of governing this technology will only increase.
    Tharin Pillay, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Russia is believed to store dozens of nuclear warheads for short-range aircraft at the Yeysk air base, an installation directly across the Sea of Azov from Mariupol.
    William M. Moon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of directly
Adverb
  • The Mountain Fire was reported shortly before 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, during a red-flag warning that covered much of coastal California.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • With 80% of the votes counted shortly before 11 p.m., Braun stood at 54% of the vote, compared to McCormick's 41% and Libertarian Donald Rainwater's 5%.
    Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of shortly
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