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    [Adverb]  | "prompt*ly" | \ ˈpräm(p)t-lē \


    1: in a prompt manner : without delay : very quickly or immediately

    2: exactly at a particular time or the correct time


    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Adverb]  | "promptly" 


    1: without delay;


      * e.g., " ... shipped the package promptly so that it would arrive on time "



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    [Adjective]  | "prompt" 


    1: done, carried out, or given without delay;


      * e.g., " ... prompt treatment of snakebites is always advisable "





    2: having or showing the ability to respond without delay or hesitation;


      * e.g., " ... our waiter was prompt and courteous despite the fact that the restaurant was understaffed "



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     [ "Promptly" ]

    1: ADJECTIVE:

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     [ "Promptly" ]

    2:  Done immediately, at once and without delay.

      * e.g.,  ...  She promptly made coffee. 


     [ "Promptly" ]

    3: VERB:

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     [ "Promptly" ]

    4:  To make somebody decide to do something.

      * e.g.,  ...  What prompted him to change his mind, we don't yet know. 


     [ "Promptly" ]

    5:  To cause something to happen

      * e.g.,  ...  Fears of inflation prompted an immediate rise in interest rates. 


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    6:  To provide actors during a performance with words or lines they have forgotten.

      * e.g.,  ...  He had to be prompted three times in the first scene. 


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    7:  To suggest something that somebody ought to say, or give a reminder to a speaker.

      * e.g.,  ...  His wife had to prompt him to mention the cleaning staff. 


     [ "Promptly" ]

    8: NOUN:

      * e.g.,  ... NOUN: 


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    9:  A reminder to a performer of the words or lines he or she has forgotten.

      * e.g.,  ...  The reminder itself. 


     [ "Promptly" ]

    10:  The act or occasion of reminding a performer of forgotten words or lines.

      * e.g.,  ...  The reminding. 


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    11:  A symbol or message displayed on a computer monitor or an audio signal informing a computer user that some input is required.

      * e.g.,  ...  A computer symbol. 


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    12:  The time limit of payment for goods or services, as indicated on a prompt note.

      * e.g.,  ...  Time limit. 

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