Prompt
* Prompt treatment will prevent infection.
* They were very prompt in answering my letter.
* I appreciate their promptness in dealing with my complaint.
* exactly at a stated time: I came at 7 o'clock prompt. • She came promptly at 8 o'clock.
• Please be prompt when attending these meetings.
* to cause a person to respond to something; to cause an action: A sound at the door prompted her to look out (Am.)/look out of (Br.) the window. • The phone call prompted a swift response from the police.
* to remind an actor or a person to say something: Prompt me if I forget my lines. • “Go on, ” she prompted. “What happened next?”.
* a word or symbol on a computer screen showing that the
computer is waiting for input: The prompt continues to flash until you
press 'Enter'.
