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 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.

Translations

promptly [ˈprɒmptlɪ] ADV (= immediately) → inmediatamente; (= fast) [pay, deliver, reply] → rápidamente, con prontitud; (= punctually) [start, arrive] → en punto, puntualmente
they left promptly at six → partieron a las seis en punto
he flopped onto the sofa and promptly fell asleep → se dejó caer en el sofá y se durmió inmediatamente

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promptly [ˈprɒmptli] adv

(= quickly) [treat, act, answer] → rapidement

(= punctually)
We left promptly at seven → Nous sommes partis à sept heures précises.

(= immediately) → promptement

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promptly

adv

→ prompt; of course he promptly forgot it all → er hat natürlich prompt alles vergessen; they left promptly at 6 → sie gingen pünktlich um 6 Uhr or Punkt 6 Uhr; when you receive orders you must obey them promptly → wenn Sie Anweisungen erhalten, müssen Sie sie auf der Stelle befolgen; she sat down and promptly fell asleep → sie setzte sich hin und schlief auf der Stelle or prompt ein

(= without further ado) she promptly gave him a left hook → sie versetzte ihm unverzüglich einen linken Haken

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promptly [ˈprɒmptlɪ] adv (speedily) → prontamente; (punctually) → puntualmente

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