timeliness
Being on schedule
Timeliness is the quality of happening at the right moment or within an appropriate window.
A timely intervention arrives when it can still make a difference; a late one misses that window.
The timeliness of the warning saved lives.
In journalism and business, timeliness often means simply being current or prompt: We appreciate the timeliness of your response.
Timeliness as habit
- punctualArriving when scheduled
- clockworkSpring-driven gear system
- schedulePlan of timed events
- reliableConsistently performing as expected
consistency · regularity · timekeeping · dependable · precision · synchrony · routine · discipline
Favorable in timing
- aptNaturally suited or inclined
- appropriateSuited to circumstance
- pertinentDirectly related to something
- currentDirected flow of charge
topical · fitting · auspicious · propitious · seasonable · germane · momentous · suitable
Eager and cheerful promptness
- readinessState of being prepared
- dispatchSend with speed
- swiftnessQuickness of motion
- quicknessState of being fast
efficiency · responsiveness · briskness · nimbleness · eagerness · rapidity · expediency · speediness
Owed or expected
- cutoffPoint of termination
- submissionYielding to another's will
- expirationEnd of validity
- targetObject of pursuit
milestone · overdue · extension · delay · lapse · procrastination · completion · finalization
promptness
Timeliness as habit
reliable · consistency · regularity · timekeeping · dependable · precision · synchrony · routine · discipline · planning
opportune
Favorable in timing
- aptNaturally suited or inclined
- appropriateSuited to circumstance
- pertinentDirectly related to something
current · topical · fitting · auspicious · propitious · seasonable · germane · momentous · suitable
alacrity
Eager and cheerful promptness
quickness · efficiency · responsiveness · briskness · nimbleness · eagerness · rapidity · expediency · speediness · haste
due
Owed or expected
- cutoffPoint of termination
- submissionYielding to another's will
- expirationEnd of validity
target · milestone · overdue · extension · delay · lapse · procrastination · completion · finalization · termination
pressing
Requiring immediate attention
- immediateHappening without delay
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- expediteSpeed up a process
swift · priority · imperative · urgent · vital · crucial · exigent · acute · emergency · crisis
- data qualityaccuracy, completeness, consistency, validity, reliability
- timesecond, minute, hour, day, seconds
- hotelshotel staff, hotel room, accommodations, hotelier, innkeeper
- thank-you notesgratitude, appreciation, card, stationery, signature
- relevancerelevance, relevant, pertinence, pertinent, germane
- litigationpleadings, lawsuit, plaintiff, complaint, lawsuits
timelinesstardiness
State of being late
lateness · unpunctuality · belatedness · delay · late arrival
timelinessuntimeliness
Poor timing quality
inopportuneness · bad timing · poor timing · inconvenience · mistiming