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prompt, command prompt

n. (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command

prompt, prompting

n. a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken); "the audience could hear his prompting"

prompt

v. ask for information or commands using a "prompt" symbol

prompt, inspire, instigate

v. serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"

prompt, remind, cue

v. assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned

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prompt

adj. according to schedule or without delay; on time; "the train is prompt"

prompt

adj. ready and willing or quick to act; "she is always prompt to help her friends";

immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway

adj. performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial"

jog

v. stimulate to remember; "jog my memory"

stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir

v. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"

provoke, stimulate

v. provide the needed stimulus for

press, push

v. make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"

reassure

v. give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain; "I reassured him that we were safe"

coach, train

v. teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports; "He is training our Olympic team"; "She is coaching the crew"

direct

v. give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction; "I directed them towards the town hall"

drill

v. teach by repetition

hint, suggest

v. drop a hint; intimate by a hint

jab, prod, stab, poke, dig

v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

timely

adj. before a time limit expires; "the timely filing of his income tax return"

fit(p), primed(p), set(p)

adj. (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed; "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream"; "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time"

prepared

adj. made ready or fit or suitable beforehand; "a prepared statement"; "be prepared for emergencies"

ripe

adj. at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge; "a ripe mind"

willing

adj. disposed or inclined toward; "a willing participant"; "willing helpers"

accelerated

adj. speeded up, as of an academic course; "in an accelerated program in school"

ahead of time

adj. (of timepieces) indicating later than the correct time

blistering, hot, red-hot

adj. very fast; capable of quick response and great speed; "a hot sports car"; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive"

double-quick

adj. (of a marching cadence) very quick

hurrying, scurrying

adj. moving with great haste; "affection for this hurrying driving...little man"; "lashed the scurrying horses"

fleet, swift

adj. moving very fast; "fleet of foot"; "the fleet scurrying of squirrels"; "a swift current"; "swift flight of an arrow"; "a swift runner"

high-speed

adj. operating at high speed; "a high-speed food processor"; "a high-velocity shell"

high-speed, high-velocity

adj. operating at high speed; "a high-speed food processor"; "a high-velocity shell"

instantaneous, instant(a)

adj. occurring with no delay; "relief was instantaneous"; "instant gratification"

jet-propelled

adj. propelled by (or as if propelled by) a jet engine

meteoric

adj. like a meteor in speed or brilliance or transience; "a meteoric rise to fame"

rapid, speedy

adj. characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed; "a rapid movement"; "a speedy car"; "a speedy errand boy"

dilatory, laggard, poky, pokey

adj. wasting time

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