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'.