presently

Meaning

1. (British, archaic) Immediately, at once; quickly.
2. Before long; soon.
3. (proscribed, rare) At present; now; currently.
4. (obsolete) With actual presence; in actuality.

Synonyms

shortly

soon

🔜

at present

now

currently

nowadays

just now

immediately

before long

just

at this time

in a moment

quickly

for the present

afterwards

at once

at the moment

by-and-by

forthwith

just a moment

lately

right away

right now

thereupon

these days

in a while

in practice

instantly

item

directly

erelong

current

at this period

later on

moment

momentarily

necessarily

consequently

by and by

outright

passage

personally

place

point

practically

at length

recently

for a short period

for a short term

article

Translations

actuellement

présentement

bientôt

🔜

bald

🔜

attualmente

actualmente

atualmente

zurzeit

fra poco

maintenant

brevemente

jetzt

gegenwärtig

presto

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹɛzəntli/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: presently

In summary

From Middle English presently; equivalent to present + -ly.