ALL meanings of promptness
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P p - adjective promptness done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply. 1
- adjective promptness ready in action; quick to act as occasion demands. 1
- adjective promptness quick or alert: prompt to take offense. 1
- abbreviation PROMPTNESS punctual. 1
- verb with object promptness to move or induce to action: What prompted you to say that? 1
- verb with object promptness to occasion or incite; inspire: What prompted his resignation? 1
- verb with object promptness to assist (a person speaking) by suggesting something to be said. 1
- verb with object promptness Theater. to supply (an actor, singer, etc.) from offstage with a missed cue or forgotten line. 1
- verb without object promptness Theater. to supply forgotten lines, lyrics, or the like to an actor, singer, etc. 1
- noun promptness Commerce. a limit of time given for payment for merchandise purchased, the limit being stated on a note of reminder (prompt note) the contract setting the time limit. 1
- noun promptness the act of prompting. 1
- noun promptness something serving to suggest or remind. 1
- noun promptness Computers. a message or symbol from a computer system to a user, generally appearing on a display screen, requesting more information or indicating that the system is ready for user instructions. 1
- idioms promptness take a prompt, (in acting) to move or speak in response to a cue. 1