prompt
adverb/prɒmpt/
/prɑːmpt/
- exactly at the time mentioned
- The meeting will begin at ten o'clock prompt.
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): based on Old French prompt or Latin promptus ‘brought to light’, also ‘prepared, ready’, past participle of promere ‘to produce’, from pro- ‘out, forth’ + emere ‘take’.
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