Pres"ent*ly (?), adv. 1. At present; at this time; now. [Obs.]

The towns and forts you presently have.

Sir P. Sidney.

2. At once; without delay; forthwith; also, less definitely, soon;

shortly; before long; after a little while; by and by. Shak.

And presently the fig tree withered away.

Matt. xxi. 19.