"unpromptly" meaning in English

See unpromptly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Forms: more unpromptly [comparative], most unpromptly [superlative]
Etymology: From unprompt + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|unprompt|ly}} unprompt + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} unpromptly (comparative more unpromptly, superlative most unpromptly)
  1. Without promptness; after a delay.
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          "ref": "1989, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means, The Budget Deficit, page 478:",
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