Definition of "presently" []

• In a short time; soon: She will arrive presently. (adverb)
• Usage Problem At this time or period; now: He is presently staying with us. (adverb)
• Archaic At once; immediately. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Though his name presently escapes me, he introduced himself and told me about the sudden reassignment to the 000 level of the stadium."
• "Beyond this presently is a little glade, the loveliest in Sussex; in spring it is patterned with primroses, and windflowers shake their fragile bells and show their silver stars above them."
• "So the yes, very sudden mass hysteria & violent rank hatreds being whipped up by various forces in this 'debate' presently is stuff we've largely not seen for almost 40-50 years."