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Definitions for Promptly

[1] done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.
[2] ready in action; quick to act as occasion demands.
[3] quick or alert: prompt to take offense.
[4] punctual.
[5] to move or induce to action: What prompted you to say that?
[6] to occasion or incite; inspire: What prompted his resignation?
[7] to assist (a person speaking) by suggesting something to be said.
[8] Theater . to supply (an actor, singer, etc.) from offstage with a missed cue or forgotten line.
[9] Theater . to supply forgotten lines, lyrics, or the like to an actor, singer, etc.
[10] Commerce . a limit of time given for payment for merchandise purchased, the limit being stated on a note of reminder (prompt note) . the contract setting the time limit.
[11] the act of prompting.
[12] something serving to suggest or remind.
[13] Computers . a message or symbol from a computer system to a user, generally appearing on a display screen, requesting more information or indicating that the system is ready for user instructions.
[14] take a prompt , (in acting) to move or speak in response to a cue.
[15] performed or executed without delay
[16] quick or ready to act or respond
[17] informal punctually
[18] (tr) to urge (someone to do something)
[19] to remind (an actor, singer, etc) of lines forgotten during a performance
[20] (tr) to refresh the memory of
[21] (tr) to give rise to by suggestion his affairs will prompt discussion
[22] commerce the time limit allowed for payment of the debt incurred by purchasing goods or services on credit the contract specifying this time limit Also called: prompt note a memorandum sent to a purchaser to remind him of the time limit and the sum due
[23] the act of prompting
[24] anything that serves to remind
[25] an aid to the operator of a computer in the form of a question or statement that appears on the screen showing that the equipment is ready to proceed and indicating the options available

Words related to Promptly

promptrapidly, swiftly, speedily, quickly, directly, hastily, instantly, expeditiously, pronto, fast, flat-out, lickety-split, now, posthaste, sharp, straightaway, PDQ, fleetly, punctually, unhesitatingly

Words nearby Promptly

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Origin of Promptly

1300–50; (v.) Middle English < Medieval Latin prōmptāre to incite, Latin: to distribute, frequentative of prōmere to bring out, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + (e )mere to take, buy; (adj.) late Middle English < Latin promptus ready, prompt, special use of past participle of prōmere

Other words from Promptly

prompt·ly , adverb
prompt·ness , noun
o·ver·prompt , adjective
o·ver·prompt·ly , adverb
o·ver·prompt·ness , noun
qua·si-prompt , adjective
qua·si-prompt·ly , adverb
un·prompt , adjective
un·prompt·ly , adverb
un·prompt·ness , noun
un·prompt·ed , adjective

Word origin for Promptly

C15: from Latin promptus evident, from prōmere to produce, from pro- 1 + emere to buy

Synonyms for Promptly

directly, expeditiously, hastily, instantly, quickly, rapidly, speedily, swiftly, pronto, PDQ, at once, fast, flat-out, fleetly, in nothing flat, lickety-split, like a shot, now, on the dot, on the double, on time, posthaste, punctually, right away, sharp, straightaway, unhesitatingly