that is at hand , ready , quick , present (ante- and post-class. for praesens): id quod mali (haruspices) promittunt, praesentarium est (opp.: pro spisso evenit), happens immediately ,Plaut.Poen. 3, 5, 47: argentum, ready money ,id.Most. 2, 1, 14; id.Trin. 4, 3, 74: venenum, that operates instantly ,Ap.Met. 10, 9, 1; Gell. 7 (6), 4, 1.