presently

pres·ent·ly  (prznt-l)

adv.

1. In a short time; soon: She will arrive presently.

2. Usage Problem At this time or period; now: He is presently staying with us.

3. Archaic At once; immediately.

Usage Note: An original meaning of presently was "at the present time; currently." That sense is said to have disappeared from the literary language in the 17th century, but it has survived in popular usage and is widely found nowadays in literate speech and writing. Still, there is a lingering prejudice against this use. The sentence General Walters is ... presently the United States Ambassador to the United Nations was acceptable to only 48 percent of the Usage Panel in the 1999 survey.

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presently

Adverb

1. soon: you will understand presently

2. Chiefly Scot, US, & Canad at the moment: these methods are presently being developed

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	presently - in the near future; "the doctor will soon be here"; "the book will appear shortly"; "she will arrive presently"; "we should have news before long" before long, soon, shortly
	2.	presently - at this time or period; now; "he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations"; "currently they live in Connecticut" currently

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presently

adverb 1. at present, currently, now, today, these days, nowadays, at the present time, in this day and age, at the minute Brit. (informal)

2. soon, shortly, directly, before long, momentarily U.S., Canad. in a moment, in a minute, pretty soon (informal) anon (archaic) by and by, in a short while, in a jiffy (informal) erelong (archaic), (poetic)

Translations

presently [ˈprɛzntlɪ] adv (= soon) → dentro de poco;

(US) (= now); ahora

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presently [ˈprɛzntlɪ] present adv (= soon) → tout à l'heure, bientôt;

(with verb in past) → peu après (= at present); en ce moment;

(US) (= now); maintenant

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presently [ˈprɛzntlɪ] present adv (= soon after) → gleich darauf (= soon); bald, in Kürze (= currently); derzeit, gegenwärtig

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presently [ˈprɛzntlɪ] adv (= soon) → fra poco, presto (= at present); al momento;

(US) (= now); adesso, ora

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presently present