Literary notes about prompt (AI summary)
The word "prompt" in literature frequently denotes a sense of immediacy and readiness, whether describing a character’s swift decision-making or an instantaneous reaction to events. In historical and fictional narratives, it is used to characterize individuals who act decisively and energetically—for instance, someone appearing onstage with confident briskness ([1]) or taking immediate measures when circumstances demand ([2], [3]). In some works, the term even extends to technological contexts, marking a user interface cue that signals where to proceed ([4], [5]). At times, it highlights actions that are both timely and efficient, such as a retreat executed with rapid precision ([6]) or a response that is hasty yet effective ([7], [8]). This varied use underscores "prompt" as a multifaceted descriptor that enriches both dynamic narratives and technical instructions.
- The appearance of all before the audience was modest and unassuming, though prompt, energetic, and confident.
— from History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I - It looked as if the pair might take an immediate departure, and so necessitate very prompt and energetic measures on my part.
— from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle - In all that has been related heretofore, the reader has, doubtless, been no less prompt than Thénardier to recognize Jean Valjean.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo - A short prompt (often just a character, like a "!"), which tells the expert user where he is in the system right now.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - At the Username: prompt, enter BIX as a user name.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - He left the presence too miserable to even feel revengeful toward Sid; and so the latter’s prompt retreat through the back gate was unnecessary.
— from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete by Mark Twain - 'You will be prompt,' said Mr. Brownlow.
— from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens - “But with this recovery of a prompt retreat my courage recovered. I looked more curiously and less fearfully at this world of the remote future.
— from The Time Machine by H. G. Wells
