promptness
Being on time
Promptness is the quality of being on time or acting without delay.
It suggests reliability and respect for others' time: Her promptness impressed the interviewer.
The word carries mild formality—punctuality or being prompt are more common in everyday speech.
State of being fast
- rapiditySwiftness of movement
- speedRate of motion
- alacrityEager and cheerful promptness
- brisknessQuality of being quick
expeditiousness · dispatch · celerity · fleetness · nimbleness · immediacy · turnaround
Appropriateness of timing
- on-timeAt the scheduled moment
- schedulePlan of timed events
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- appointmentScheduled time for something
clock · early · reliable · discipline · consistency · calendar · planner · datebook
Time limit for completion
- expediteSpeed up a process
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- imperativeUnavoidably necessary
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
time-sensitive · priority · rush · immediate · accelerate · compel · necessity · crucial
State of being equipped
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- availabilityState of being obtainable
- willingnessOpenness to act
- eagernessIntense willingness to act
responsiveness · preparation · accessibility · receptivity · attentiveness · anticipation · on-call · mobilization
quickness
State of being fast
briskness · expeditiousness · dispatch · celerity · fleetness · nimbleness · immediacy · turnaround
timeliness
Appropriateness of timing
appointment · clock · early · reliable · discipline · consistency · calendar · planner · datebook · timepiece
deadline
Time limit for completion
- expediteSpeed up a process
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- imperativeUnavoidably necessary
critical · time-sensitive · priority · rush · immediate · accelerate · compel · necessity · crucial · fast-track
preparedness
State of being equipped
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- availabilityState of being obtainable
- willingnessOpenness to act
eagerness · responsiveness · preparation · accessibility · receptivity · attentiveness · anticipation · on-call · mobilization
- timesecond, minute, hour, day, seconds
- service qualityreliability, responsiveness, courtesy, professionalism, helpfulness
- responsivenessfeedback, reaction, reaction time, quick reply, rapid response
- RSVP etiquettereply, confirm, decline, regrets, acceptance
- speedspeed, quickness, rate, velocity, pace
promptnesstardiness
State of being late
lateness · unpunctuality · belatedness · untimeliness · delay
promptnessslowness
Absence of quickness
delay · sluggishness · procrastination · dawdling · dallying
promptnesshesitation
Delay from uncertainty
reluctance · dithering · vacillation · indecision · equivocation
prompt, promptly, prompted, prompting, prompts, unprompted, prompter, promptitude, prompters