Prompt a. [Compar. Prompter superl. Promptest.]
1. Ready and quick to act as occasion demands; meeting requirements readily; not slow, dilatory, or hesitating in decision or action; responding on the instant; immediate; as, prompt in obedience or compliance; -- said of persons.
Very discerning and prompt in giving orders. --Clarendon.
Tell him I am prompt
To lay my crown at's feet. --Shak.
And you, perhaps, too prompt in your replies. --Dryden.
2. Done or rendered quickly, readily, or immediately; given without delay or hesitation; -- said of conduct; as, prompt assistance.
When Washington heard the voice of his country in distress,
his obedience was prompt. --Ames.
3. Easy; unobstructed. [Obs.]
The reception of the light into the body of the building was very prompt. --Sir H. Wotton.
Syn: -- Ready; expeditious; quick; agile; alert; brisk; nimble.
Usage: -- Prompt, Ready, Expeditious. One who is ready is prepared to act at the moment. One who is prompt acts at the moment. One who is expeditious carries through an undertaking with constant promptness.