If you're prompt, you're on time. Go ahead and be prompt to class. Also, to prompt is to inspire or make happen. Getting in trouble for being late should prompt you to get a better alarm clock.
A limit of time given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods. See
Noun
(computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command
Noun
a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken); "the audience could hear his prompting"
Verb
serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"
Verb
assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
Verb
give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
Adjective S.
characterized by speed and efficiency
Adjective S.
performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "prompt obedience"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial"
Adjective S.
according to schedule or without delay; "they were always on time"; "a prompt reply"
Adjective S.
quick in apprehending or reacting; "a prompt (or ready) response"; "a prompt smile"
n.
A limit of time given for payment of an account for produce
purchased, this limit varying with different goods. See Prompt-note.
v. t.
To assist or induce the action of; to move to action; to
instigate; to incite.
v. t.
To suggest; to dictate.
v. t.
To remind, as an actor or an orator, of words or topics
forgotten.
Prompt
To cover any probable difference of price which might arise before the expiration of the prompt, which for this article [tea] is three months.
Prompt
God first . . . prompted on the infirmities of the infant world by temporal prosperity.2.
And whispering angles prompt her golden dreams.3.
A limit of time given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods. See
To assist or induce the action of; to move to action; to instigate; to incite.
Usage Examples
The prompt assimilation of that intelligence will be essential if we are to avoid another September 11th.
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Other Usage ExamplesAdvertising must respect the intelligence of its audience and if it does not prompt them to think, it will be instantly dismissed.
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