Noun: promptness próm(p)t-nus
- The characteristic of doing things without delay
"Her promptness in answering emails impressed her clients";
- promptitude
- The quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time
"His promptness was legendary; he never arrived even a minute late";
- punctuality
Type of: celerity [archaic], quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speediness, timing
Antonym: tardiness
Encyclopedia: Promptness