Being prompt for appointments demonstrates a sense of responsibility.
I took my children to see the symphony, and after we got there, they promptly fell asleep.
The baseball game began promptly at 6:00 p.m.
I arrived promptly for the 9:00 a.m. ferry.
She bought
a new umbrella, and promptly lost it.
Please don't be late; the meeting will begin promptly at 9:00.
Thank-you for your promptness in answering my letter.
South Korean President Kim Dae-jung won the Nobel Peace Prize on October 13, 2000, for his efforts toward reconciliation
with North Korea, an initiative that has prompted hopes for peace on the Cold War's last frontier.
Without the prompt action of the emergency room staff, he surely would have died.
We promise prompt courteous service, and the best prices in town.
Prompt treatment is
essential for the best possible chance of overcoming the disease.
The booming economy has prompted the government to reduce federal taxes for the second straight year.
It is said that the Great Fire of London in 1666 was the event that prompted the first fire insurance policy.
In September of 1970, the supersonic airliner Concorde landed for the first time at Heathrow airport in London, prompting a large number of complaints about the noise.
The human rights organization Amnesty International advocates fair and prompt trials for all political prisoners.
Publilius Syrus once noted that the prompter the refusal, the less the disappointment.