promptly

prompt  (prmpt)

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. Computer Science A symbol that appears on a monitor to indicate that the computer is ready to receive input.

3. Business

a. A prompt note.

b. The time limit stipulated in a prompt note.

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

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prompter n.

prompti·tude (prmpt-td, -tyd), promptness (prmptns) n.

promptly 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

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promptly

adverb 1. immediately, instantly, swiftly, directly, quickly, at once, speedily, by return, pronto (informal) unhesitatingly, hotfoot, pdq (slang) posthaste

2. punctually, on time, spot on (informal) bang on (informal) on the dot, on the button U.S. on the nail

Translations

promptly [ˈprɔmptlɪ] adv (= punctually) → puntualmente (= rapidly); rápidamente

promptly [ˈprɔmptlɪ] prompt adv (= quickly) → rapidement, sans délai (= on time); ponctuellement

promptly [ˈprɔmptlɪ] prompt adv (= immediately) → sofort (= exactly); pünktlich

promptly [ˈprɔmptlɪ] adv → prontamente; puntualmente