receiving a partial user input that is a first portion of a statement or a question, the partial user input indicating a topic or subject matter of interest to a user;

during a time period in which the partial user input is received, detecting a triggering condition that is associated with the partial user input;

causing the partial user input to be processed;

receiving a response to the partial user input, the response providing a candidate answer for the statement or the question;

storing the response as the candidate answer;

receiving a remainder of user input to produce a final user input, wherein the remainder of the user input is a second portion of the statement or the question and the final user input is a combination of the partial user input and the remainder of the user input;

comparing the partial user input to the final user input to determine whether the partial user input is equivalent to the final user input; and

when a determination is made that the partial user input is equivalent to the final user input, providing the response to the partial user input for presentation.