presto

Meaning

Adv

Very fast or quickly; a directive for the musician(s) to play in a very quick tempo.

Intj

Used by magicians when performing a trick; ta-da; voilà.

Noun

A pair of fives as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.

Synonyms

quickly

fast

quick

rapidly

apace

soon

🔜

swiftly

fleet

fleetly

flying

hey

precipitate

prestissimo

prompt

promptly

pronto

rapid

spanking

speedily

speedy

swift

voila

yare

hey presto

uttered when using magic

in short order

abracadabra

ta-da

allegro

change

cursorily

cursory

expeditious

express

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹɛstəʊ/

Etymology

From Italian presto (“quickly”).