prompt
adjective/prɒmpt/
/prɑːmpt/
- done without delay synonym immediate
- Prompt action was required as the fire spread.
- Prompt payment of the invoice would be appreciated.
- [not before noun] (of a person) acting without delay; arriving at the right time synonym punctual
- Please be prompt when attending these meetings.
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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