Presto and Quickly

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Presto adverb - With great speed.

Usage example: the hungry men dived into the food and, presto, it was gone

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Quickly and presto are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Quickly" instead the word "Presto" as an adverb or an adjective.

Quickly adverb - With great speed.

Usage example: quickly moved to block the goal

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Presto and quickly are semantically related. You can use "Presto" instead the word "Quickly" as an adverb or an adjective.

Nearby Words: quick, quickness

This however is a case of In-Universe Fridge Brilliance on his part, he probably knows that presto means quickly.

Source: Gratuitous Italian
Napoleon, whose consent Cavour had sought for the foreseen clash with the pope, sent word to Turin "Fate presto" (act quickly) and crossed to Algeria that he might not see what was going on.

Source: Useful Notes / The Papal States

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