prompt reply

collocation in English

meaningsofpromptandreply

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prompt
adjective
uk
/prɒmpt/us
/prɑːmpt/
(of an action) done quickly and without delay, or (of a person) acting quickly or arriving at the ...
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reply
noun[C or U]
uk
/rɪˈplaɪ/us
/rɪˈplaɪ/
an ...
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(Definition ofpromptandreplyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprompt reply

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I shall deem it a favour if you would send apromptreply.
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It would have been helpful if there could have been a rather morepromptreply.
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I invariably got apromptreplywhich went into all the details and difficulties and the hopes there were for an improvement.
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I was gratified to receive such apromptreply.
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That means that when people call the agency, they may expect apromptreply.
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He had a verypromptreply, within a day or so, saying courteously that his letter had been passed on to the county surveyor.
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A morepromptreplyto letters would speed up negotiations a little.
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I was grateful for hispromptreply.
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Prompt replies mean economy in administration, dilatory replies always mean waste, because it means the stuff hanging round all the time.
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But this does not detract from the general desirability of prompt replies.
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Every effort is made to send prompt replies to all letters asking questions, seeking information or raising issues about product safety.
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We also have difficulty in obtaining prompt replies to our letters.
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