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promptly
prompt P0594200 (prŏmpt)adj. prompt·er, prompt·est 1. Being on time; punctual.2. Carried out or performed without delay: a prompt reply.tr.v. prompt·ed, prompt·ing, prompts 1. To move to act; spur; incite: A noise prompted the guard to go back and investigate.2. To give rise to; inspire: The accident prompted a review of school safety policy.3. To assist with a reminder; remind.4. To assist (an actor or reciter) by providing the next words of a forgotten passage; cue.n.1. a. The act of prompting or giving a cue.b. A reminder or cue.2. Computers A symbol that appears on a monitor to indicate that the computer is ready to receive input.3. Something which inspires a response, especially a statement or series of questions designed to provoke creative or critical thought from a student: In English class today, the teacher gave us the prompt for our final essay.
[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-to͞od′, -tyo͞od′), prompt′ness (prŏmpt′nĭs) n.prompt′ly adv.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | promptly - with little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!"quick, quickly | | 2. | promptly - in a punctual manner; "he did his homework promptly"pronto, readily | | 3. | promptly - at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence); "he promptly forgot the address"right away |
promptlyadverb1. immediately, instantly, swiftly, directly, quickly, at once, speedily, by return, pronto (informal), unhesitatingly, hotfoot, pdq (slang), posthaste She lay down and promptly fell asleep.2. punctually, on time, spot on (informal), bang on (informal), on the dot, on the button (U.S.), on the nail We left the hotel promptly at seven.Translationsprompt1 (prompt) adjective acting, or happening, without delay or punctually. a prompt reply; I'm surprised that she's late. She's usually so prompt. 迅速的 迅速的ˈpromptly adverb1. immediately. He promptly accepted my offer. 立刻 立刻2. punctually. They arrived promptly. 按時地 按时地ˈpromptness noun 敏捷，迅速 敏捷，迅速 at one/two etc o'clock prompt punctually at one/two etc o'clock. 準時(或整點) 准时（或正点）
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Related to promptly: thesaurusSynonyms for promptlyadv immediatelySynonyms- immediately
- instantly
- swiftly
- directly
- quickly
- at once
- speedily
- by return
- pronto
- unhesitatingly
- hotfoot
- pdq
- posthaste
adv punctuallySynonyms- punctually
- on time
- spot on
- bang on
- on the dot
- on the button
- on the nail
Synonyms for promptlyadv with little or no delaySynonymsadv in a punctual mannerSynonymsadv at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence)Synonyms |