Emily Dickinson Lexicon

PRE'SENT-LY, adv. [s as z.]

1. At present; at this time. The towns and forts you presently have. [Obs.] – Sidney.
2. In a short time after; soon after. Him therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me. – Phil. ii.
3. Immediately. And presently the fig-tree withered away. – Matth. xxi.