Pronto
adverb
Quickly, immediately, or without delay.
You need to get over here pronto.
Often appears as...
- do it pronto
- come here pronto
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
adverb
Quickly, immediately, or without delay.
You need to get over here pronto.
Often appears as...
- do it pronto
- come here pronto
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Urgency Connotation
Pronto often suggests a sense of urgency and that something needs to happen immediately.
Finish your chores pronto, we're leaving in 10 minutes!
Pro Tip 2/3Colloquial Use
Pronto is considered informal and is mostly used in casual conversation rather than formal writing.
Text me pronto with your decision, please.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Overuse
Using 'pronto' too often can seem pushy or rude. Use it sparingly to maintain politeness.
Can you email me the report? And pronto, if possible.
Pro Tip 1/3Urgency Connotation
Pronto often suggests a sense of urgency and that something needs to happen immediately.
Finish your chores pronto, we're leaving in 10 minutes!
Pro Tip 2/3Colloquial Use
Pronto is considered informal and is mostly used in casual conversation rather than formal writing.
Text me pronto with your decision, please.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Overuse
Using 'pronto' too often can seem pushy or rude. Use it sparingly to maintain politeness.
Can you email me the report? And pronto, if possible.
Pro Tip 1/3Urgency Connotation
Pronto often suggests a sense of urgency and that something needs to happen immediately.
Finish your chores pronto, we're leaving in 10 minutes!
Pro Tip 2/3Colloquial Use
Pronto is considered informal and is mostly used in casual conversation rather than formal writing.
Text me pronto with your decision, please.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Overuse
Using 'pronto' too often can seem pushy or rude. Use it sparingly to maintain politeness.
Can you email me the report? And pronto, if possible.
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dispatcher told me that there had been hijacking of a Northwest airliner at Portland Airport and to get there pronto meanwhile Cooper makes his demands he
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Robbery in the Sky PIPE...
dispatcher told me that there had been hijacking of a Northwest airliner at Portland Airport and to get there pronto meanwhile Cooper makes his demands he
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