Synonym: coach, hint, immediate, instant, punctual, quick, ready, remind, suggest. Antonym: slow. Similar words: compromise, exempt from, promote, prominent, promotion, promising, symptom, preempt. Meaning: [prɑmpt /prɒmpt] 
n. 1. a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken) 2. (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command. v. 1. give an incentive for action 2. serve as the inciting cause of 3. assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned. adj. 1. according to schedule or without delay 2. characterized by speed and efficiency 3. quick in apprehending or reacting 4. performed with little or no delay.
n. 1. a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken) 2. (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command. v. 1. give an incentive for action 2. serve as the inciting cause of 3. assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned. adj. 1. according to schedule or without delay 2. characterized by speed and efficiency 3. quick in apprehending or reacting 4. performed with little or no delay. 
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(61) Octavia Hill laid down strict rules for her tenants including prompt payment of rent on pain of eviction.
(62) Mr Liebenow worries that widespread disappointment, combined with domestic pressures, will prompt some Latin nations to step backward.
(63) Fees Joan Daniels reminded teachers that their fees were due and that prompt payment would be very helpful.
(64) Stella was in the prompt corner wielding her torch when O'Hara made his second exit.
(65) A unanimous resolution, backed by a petition with twelve hundred signatures, demanded Outram's prompt dismissal.
(66) Presence of an osmolal gap should prompt further investigation as to its cause.
(67) Most of the children knew their lines so the director didn't need to prompt very much.
(68) It was vital that they should be prompt and professional as well as easy on the eye.
(69) The blast set the 29-year-old on fire and only the prompt action of a passer-by prevented potentially fatal injuries.
(70) A semicolon following a prompt string is an acceptable alternative to a comma.
(71) This displays the prompt Press Y to print just the highlighted text.
(72) Press 2. the regular sorting prompt line reappears. 7. Press 1 to select Perform Action.
(73) The potential concentration of those activities might also prompt antitrust regulators to give any merger close scrutiny, Threlfall said.
(74) Without prompt action, the zoo may be the only place where a safari is possible.
(75) These sorts of things prompt other crazy people to do crazy things.
(76) But strange occurrences prompt them each to wonder whether Xorandor's progeny may not again be interfering with human activities.
(77) Press Alt-F6, then press Y in response to the prompt Page formats affect the overall appearance of the page.
(78) In order to ensure prompt despatch of the Information memorandum to you please fax the signed confidentiality agreement to me on.
(79) Prompt action can often reduce the severity of shock in road accident victims.
(80) He managed to say the whole speech without a single prompt.
(81) Is there any positive evidence that might prompt us to adopt the more complex position that differentiation occurs as well?
(82) What might prompt Mr Wahid's opponents to act would be if the economy continues its downward spiral.
(83) As a Stalinist, Nizan was doubtless reassured that prompt action to deal with the anti-Soviet activities had been taken.
(84) Press Shift-F7 to display the prompt line 4. Press 4 to select the Printer Control option.
(85) Only the marked files will then be printed or copied at the prompt.
(85) Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and create good sentences.
(86) One gardenia casts a pleasant scent, but hundreds of gardenias can, for some, prompt a touch of nausea.
(87) That course would doubtless prompt an application by the P.C.A. to set aside the subpoena on grounds of public interest immunity.
(88) The issue was important and troubling enough to prompt me to investigate.
(89) It will prevent the taking of prompt action to improve failing schools.
(90) Old and past-due accounts are obviously less valuable as collateral than the account of a customer with a reputation for prompt payment.
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