Definitions

presently

[prez-uhnt-lee] / ˈprɛz ənt li /

ADVERB

in a short while

Synonyms

STRONGEST

immediately soon

STRONG

shortly

WEAK

anon before long before you know it by and by directly down the line down the pike down the road in a minute in a moment in a short time now nowadays pretty soon today without delay

Antonyms

STRONGEST

later never

WEAK

eventually

Example Sentences

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PRESENTLY, therefore, I may return some of the books that I myself have borrowed.

From The Haunted Bookshop by Morley, Christopher

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