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–adjective

1.	done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.

2.	ready in action; quick to act as occasion demands.

3.	quick or alert: prompt to take offense.

punctual.

–verb (used with object)

5.	to move or induce to action: What prompted you to say that?

6.	to occasion or incite; inspire: What prompted his resignation?

7.	to assist (a person speaking) by suggesting something to be said.

8.	Theater. to supply (an actor, singer, etc.) from offstage with a missed cue or forgotten line.

–verb (used without object)

9.	Theater. to supply forgotten lines, lyrics, or the like to an actor, singer, etc.

–noun

10.

Commerce.

a.	a limit of time given for payment for merchandise purchased, the limit being stated on a note of reminder (prompt note).

b.	the contract setting the time limit.

11.	the act of prompting.

12.	something serving to suggest or remind.

13.	Computers. a message or symbol from a computer system to a user, generally appearing on a display screen, requesting more information or indicating that the system is ready for user instructions.

—Idiom

14.	take a prompt, (in acting) to move or speak in response to a cue.

[Origin: 1300–50; (v.) ME < ML prōmptāre to incite, L: to distribute, freq. of prōmere to bring out, equiv. to prō- pro-¹ + (e)mere to take, buy; (adj.) late ME < L promptus ready, prompt, special use of ptp. of prōmere

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—Related forms

promptly, adverb

promptness, noun

—Synonyms 5. urge, spur, instigate, impel.

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prompt Audio Help (prŏmpt) Pronunciation Key
adj. prompt·er, prompt·est

Being on time; punctual.
Carried out or performed without delay: a prompt reply.

tr.v. prompt·ed, prompt·ing, prompts

To move to act; spur; incite: A noise prompted the guard to go back and investigate.
To give rise to; inspire: The accident prompted a review of school safety policy.
To assist with a reminder; remind.
To assist (an actor or reciter) by providing the next words of a forgotten passage; cue.

1. The act of prompting or giving a cue.
2. A reminder or cue.
3. A prompt note.
4. The time limit stipulated in a prompt note.
Computer Science A symbol that appears on a monitor to indicate that the computer is ready to receive input.
Business
1. A prompt note.
2. The time limit stipulated in a prompt note.

[Middle English, ready, from Old French, from Latin prōmptus, from past participle of prōmere, to bring forth : prō-, forth; see pro-¹ + emere, to take, obtain; see em- in Indo-European roots.]

prompt'er n., promp'ti·tude' (prŏmp'tĭ-tōōd', -tyōōd'), prompt'ness (prŏmpt'nĭs) n., prompt'ly adv.

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promptly
adverb
1.	with little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!"
2.	in a punctual manner; "he did his homework promptly"
3.	at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence); "he promptly forgot the address"

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈpromptly1 adverb

immediately
Example: He promptly accepted my offer.

Arabic:	فَوْرا، حالا
Chinese (Simplified):	立刻
Chinese (Traditional):	立刻
Czech:	ihned
Danish:	omgående
Dutch:	meteen
Estonian:	viivitamata
Finnish:	välittömästi
French:	promptement
German:	sofort
Greek:	αμέσως
Hungarian:	azonnal
Icelandic:	tafarlaust
Italian:	immediatamente
Japanese:	すぐに

Korean:	즉시
Latvian:	tūlīt; nekavējoties
Lithuanian:	tuojau pat, greitai
Norwegian:	omgående, øyeblikkelig
Polish:	bezzwłocznie
Portuguese (Brazil):	prontamente
Portuguese (Portugal):	imediatamente
Romanian:	imediat
Russian:	немедленно
Slovak:	promptne
Slovenian:	takoj
Spanish:	con prontitud, inmediatamente
Swedish:	omedelbart
Turkish:	derhal, hemen

ˈpromptly2 adverb

punctually
Example: They arrived promptly.

Arabic:	فَورا، بِصورَةٍ عاجِلَه، عَلى الوَقْت
Chinese (Simplified):	按时地
Chinese (Traditional):	按時地
Czech:	včas
Danish:	præcist
Dutch:	stipt op tijd
Estonian:	täpselt
Finnish:	täsmällisesti
French:	à l'heure
German:	pünktlich
Greek:	ακριβώς στην ώρα μου
Hungarian:	pontosan
Icelandic:	stundvíslega
Italian:	puntualmente
Japanese:	きっかりに

Korean:	제 시간에
Latvian:	precīzi
Lithuanian:	punktualiai
Norwegian:	presist
Polish:	punktualnie
Portuguese (Brazil):	pontualmente
Portuguese (Portugal):	pontualmente
Romanian:	la timp
Russian:	точно
Slovak:	včas
Slovenian:	točno
Spanish:	puntualmente, a la hora
Swedish:	punktligt
Turkish:	dakikası dakikasına