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Noun: promptness  próm(p)t-nus
  1. The characteristic of doing things without delay
    - promptitude
     
  2. The quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time
    - punctuality

Type of: celerity [archaic], quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speediness, timing

Antonym: tardiness

Encyclopedia: Promptness