prompt

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Quick

   Quick; acting without delay.

   • He was very prompt at getting a new job.
   • a prompt response
2. 2

   On time

   On time; punctual.

   • Be prompt for your appointment.
3. 3

   Ready

   Ready; willing to act.

   • Tell him, I am prompt / To lay my Crowne at's feete, and there to kneele.
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   1. 4

      Front

      Front: closest or nearest, in futures trading.

      • When physical crude oil transactions are priced, they are usually marked to the prompt month futures contract. The prompt month futures contract is the next futures contract to settle.
      • The settlement ratio is determined as follows: i) If the prompt futures price of coal at maturity is less than or equal to the floor price, the ratio will be one.
   2. 5

      A reminder or cue.

   3. 6

      A time limit given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying…

      A time limit given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods.

      • To cover any probable difference of price which might arise before the expiration of the prompt, which for this article [tea] is three months.
   4. 7

      To lead (someone) toward what they should say or do.

      • I prompted him to get a new job.
   5. 8

      To say (something) in order to help or encourage someone to speak.

      • "How did you solve the issue then?" Jason prompted while staring at Lana.
      • ‘Be warned, Molly,’ Gideon added harshly. ‘I won't ever let you do or say anything that will hurt Crys. Is that understood?’ he prompted determinedly.
   6. 9

      To show or tell (an actor/person) the words they should be saying, or actions they should…

      To show or tell (an actor/person) the words they should be saying, or actions they should be doing.

      • If he forgets his words I will prompt him.
   7. 10

      To initiate

      To initiate; to cause or lead to.

      • At first Renie's chain of thought had been prompted by the unsatisfactory nature of phone contact compared to an actual meeting,[…]
      • On October 6, 1927, Warner Bros. released The Jazz Singer, the first sound-synched feature film, prompting a technological shift of unprecedented speed and unstoppable force. Within two years, nearly every studio release was a talkie.
   8. 11

      To request (a user) to provide input or do something on a computer.

      • The script prompted him to enter his credit account number.
   9. 12

      To provide textual input in the form of ordinary language to (an artificial intelligence…

      To provide textual input in the form of ordinary language to (an artificial intelligence or language model) to have it generate a desired output.

      • I want to prompt this new AI art generator to create an image of a panda riding a bike.

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• synonymon time
• synonymon the double
• synonympost-haste
• synonymquick
• synonymquick as a wink
• synonymrapid
• synonymrash
• synonymright away
• antonymhavering
• antonymhesitant
• antonymhesitative
• antonymtremulous
• antonymtrepidatious
• antonymvacillatory
• neighborinstantaneous
• neighborpunctual
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