pronto
Do it now
Pronto means immediately or without delay: Get over here pronto.
The word comes from Spanish and Italian, where it means ready or quick.
In English it functions as an adverb with a slightly informal, emphatic tone—often used as a command or urgent request: I need those reports pronto.
Without any pause
- immediatelyWithout any pause
- forthwithWithout delay
- straightawayWithout pause or hesitation
- at onceWithout any delay
now · quickly · directly · without delay · ASAP · stat · on the spot · right away
At high speed
- speedilyIn a rapid manner
- rapidlyAt high velocity
- fastSpeedy, or skip eating
- brisklyIn a quick, energetic manner
expeditiously · snappily · fleet · hasty · zippy · quick · speedy · double-time
With pressing immediacy
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- crucialOf supreme importance
imperative · vital · desperate · dire · acute · compelling · exigent · time-sensitive
instantly
Without any pause
- immediatelyWithout any pause
- forthwithWithout delay
- straightawayWithout pause or hesitation
at once · now · quickly · directly · without delay · ASAP · stat · on the spot · right away · this instant
quickly
At high speed
briskly · expeditiously · snappily · fleet · hasty · zippy · quick · speedy · double-time · on the double
urgently
With pressing immediacy
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
crucial · imperative · vital · desperate · dire · acute · compelling · exigent · time-sensitive · rush
- Spanish-Portuguese wordsbueno, grande, nuevo, alto, largo
- Italian Wordsciao, grazie, prego, arrivederci, si
- hurry uphurry, hurry up, rush, hustle, move it
- Romance Loanwordsamor, amour, au revoir, bonjour, ciao
- speed adverbsquickly, fast, rapidly, swiftly, speedily
- Speed Expressionsin a flash, quick as a flash, in no time, lickety-split, lickety split
prontoslowly
At reduced speed
eventually · leisurely · sluggishly · unhurriedly · later