con-festim, adv. [kindr. with festinus, festino, from fero],
immediately, speedily, without delay, forthwith (class. in prose and poetry): abi ad thensaurum jam confestim clanculum, Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 69: rem administrandam arbitror sine ullā morā et confestim gerendam, Cic. Phil. 5, 12, 31: confestim aut ex intervallo aliquid consequi, id. Inv. 1, 28, 43; 2, 12, 42: sequi, Sisenn. ap. Charis. p. 176 P.: insequi, Lucr. 4, 340 (315); Quint. 4, 2, 54: se subsequi (cohortes) jubet, Caes. B. G. 4, 32; cf. id. ib. 5, 18; Liv. 44, 3, 2 et saep.: huc advolavit, Cic. Clu. 67, 192: ad eam, id. Phil. 2, 31, 77; Liv. 1, 32, 11; 2, 7, 12 et saep.: alacres admittier orant, Verg. A. 9, 231; * Hor. Ep. 1, 12, 9: Pandatariam festinavit, Suet. Calig. 15; Col. 2, 10, 16: ut Hostus cecidit, confestim Romana inclinatur acies, Liv. 1, 12, 3; cf. Suet. Aug. 10.—Cf. upon this art. Hand, Turs. II. p. 103 sq.