promptness
1. the characteristic of doing things without delay • Syn: promptitude • Derivationally related forms: prompt • Hypernyms: celerity, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speediness 2. the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time • Syn: punctuality • Ant: tardiness (for: punctuality) • Derivationally related forms: prompt, punctual (for: punctuality) • Hypernyms: timing
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