duly
adv. manneradv. doing something in the correct way or at the expected time. You use this when someone follows a rule or a request exactly as they should.
adv. in a proper or expected manner; at the appropriate or required time. Often used to confirm that a formal procedure or instruction has been followed.
He received the letter and duly signed it.
After the committee reached a decision, the minutes were duly recorded and shared with all members.
Having been warned of the potential legal consequences, the directors duly filed the necessary paperwork before the midnight deadline to ensure compliance with the new regulations.
From Middle English duely, dewly, dulyche, dueliche, duweliche (“rightly, properly”), equivalent to due + -ly.
Typically placed before the verb it modifies or at the beginning of a clause to show that an action followed a previous event.
He duly has arrivedHe has duly arrivedWhen used with auxiliary verbs, this adverb usually sits after the first auxiliary and before the main verb.