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promptness
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.Promptness - Arrived on time, and left on time, like a European train —Laurie Colwin
See Also: ENTRANCES/EXITS - Punctual as a bride at a wedding —Honoré de Balzac
- Punctual as a stage manager, watch in hand —Frank Swinnerton
- Punctual as bills —Babette Deutsch
- Punctual as death —Scott Spencer
- Punctual as destiny —Edith Wharton
- Punctual as lovers to the moment sworn —Edward Young
- Punctually as a cuckoo in a Swiss clock —Edith Wharton
- Punctually, as the tax collector —Punch, 1862
Paraphrased from “Tax gatherer.”
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | promptness - the characteristic of doing things without delaypromptitudecelerity, rapidity, rapidness, speediness, quickness - a rate that is rapid | | 2. |  promptness - the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed timepunctualitytiming - the time when something happens |
promptnessnoun swiftness, speed, punctuality, willingness, dispatch, readiness, haste, eagerness, alertness, alacrity, quickness, briskness, promptitude the company's promptness in settling its debtsTranslationsprompt1 (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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Synonyms for promptnessnoun swiftnessSynonyms- swiftness
- speed
- punctuality
- willingness
- dispatch
- readiness
- haste
- eagerness
- alertness
- alacrity
- quickness
- briskness
- promptitude
Synonyms for promptnessnoun the characteristic of doing things without delaySynonymsRelated Words- celerity
- rapidity
- rapidness
- speediness
- quickness
noun the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed timeSynonymsRelated Words |