presently

1. ADV If you say that something is presently happening, you mean that it is happening now. 目前

She is presently developing a number of projects. 她目前在开发好几个项目。

The island is presently uninhabited. 那个岛目前还没人居住。

2. ADV You use presently to indicate that something happened a short time after the time or event that you have just mentioned. 之后不久[书面] [ADV with cl]

He was shown to a small office. Presently, a young woman in a white coat came in. 他被带到一间小办公室。之后不久，一个穿白色上衣的年轻女子走进来。