Quickly vs Pronto - What's the difference?
quickly | pronto |
rapidly; with speed; fast
Very soon
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=November 3
, author=Chris Bevan
, title=Rubin Kazan 1 - 0 Tottenham
, work=BBC Sport
Two more top-class stops followed quickly afterwards, first from Natcho's rasping shot which was heading into the top corner, and then to deny Ryazantsev at his near post.}} Quickly, soon, promptly.
As an adverb quickly
is rapidly; with speed; fast.As an adjective pronto is
ready, prepared.quickly
English
Adverb
(quicker)citation, page= , passage=Another Karadeniz cross led to Cudicini's first save of the night, with the Spurs keeper making up for a weak punch by brilliantly pushing away Christian Noboa's snap-shot.
Two more top-class stops followed quickly afterwards, first from Natcho's rasping shot which was heading into the top corner, and then to deny Ryazantsev at his near post.}}
- If we go this way, we'll get there quickly .
Usage notes
* Although the comparative and superlative one-word forms exist and are in use, the two-word forms are more common.Statistics
*pronto
English
Adverb
(-)- I need to finish this assignment pronto .