presto

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Or, sometimes, as reported to me by several field missionaries, they report on some excellent Bible study groups they have started, and "presto" - several new churches are born and wind up being reported by their supervisors on the Annual Statistical Report.

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  1. adverb Music In a very fast tempo, usually considered to be faster than allegro but slower than prestissimo. Used chiefly as a direction.
  2. adverb So suddenly that magic seems involved; right away.
  3. noun Music A passage or movement that is performed presto.

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  • Or, sometimes, as reported to me by several field missionaries, they report on some excellent Bible study groups they have started, and "presto" - several new churches are born and wind up being reported by their supervisors on the Annual Statistical Report. —  WordPress.com News
  • When Albert Pujols stepped to the plate for the Cardinals, presto -- you're right there. —  SFGate: Top News Stories
  • Yet after footdragging the debate for decades, premiers got together over cheap wine on Thursday night and, presto, the barriers fell to goods and the movement of professional labor between the regions. —  Top Stories - Google News
  • Sewed the balls into the washcloths and presto, a mock scrotum for tomorrow. —  BlueOregon
  • And hey presto, my WiFi is working again and connecting automatically as it should. —  Discussions: Message List - root
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  1. Italian, from Late Latin praestus, quick, from Latin praestō, at hand; see ghes- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Italian presto, quick, quickly: see prest.
  2. from presto, adv.
 

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/ˈprɛstoʊ/
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