prompting Definition

prompt
adj prompter, promptest

1. Immediate; quick; punctual.

Thesaurus: punctual, on time, early, efficient, quick, rapid, speedy, swift, ready, responsive, immediate, alert, expeditious, instant, instantaneous; Antonym: slow.
2. Instantly willing; ready; unhesitating.

adverb

1. Punctually.

noun

1. Something serving as a reminder.

Thesaurus: cue, prod, reminder, hint, help, instigation, stimulus, jolt, jog, spur.
2. theat.
Words supplied by a prompter to an actor.
3. theat.
A prompter.
4. computing.
A sign (usually >>) on screen indicating that the computer is ready for input.

verb prompted, prompting

1. To cause, lead or remind someone to do something.

Thesaurus: instigate, stimulate, motivate, cause, provoke, induce, incite, impel, inspire.
2. To produce or elicit (a reaction or response).

Thesaurus: instigate, stimulate, cause, provoke, evoke, induce, incite, elicit, inspire, give rise to, occasion, call forth.
tr & intr
3. To help (an actor) to remember their next words by supplying the first few.

Derivative: promptitude
noun

Derivative: promptly
adverb

Immediately, quickly or punctually
Thesaurus: on time, immediately, instantly, punctually, quickly, speedily, swiftly, pronto (slang), directly, posthaste, forthwith, unhesitatingly.

Derivative: promptness
noun

The quality of being quick or punctual
Thesaurus: punctuality, alacrity, promptitude, eagerness, readiness, haste, dispatch, speed, expedition, quickness, willingness, swiftness, alertness, briskness; Antonym: tardiness.

Etymology: 14c: from Latin promptus ready or quick.