presentlyadv.1. At present; at this time; now.()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.)3. With actual presence; actually .()His precious body and blood presently three. (Bp. Gardiner.)