Meanings
plural promptnesses
- uncountableusuallyThe habit or characteristic of doing things without delay.
Synonyms: alacrity, promptitude
- uncountableusuallyAdherence to a designated time.
Miss Frensham evidently did foresee some satisfaction in talking about it, for she came at once. In view of her circumstances, Carrados could not but deem her rather extravagant, for nothing but a taxi from door to door could explain the promptness of her arrival.
1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados MysteriesSynonyms: punctuality
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe habit or characteristic of doing things without delay.
nounAdherence to a designated time.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe characteristic of doing things without delay
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Esperanto akurateco
- akuratecothe habit or characteristic of doing things without delay
German Schnelligkeit, Promptheit
- Schnelligkeitthe habit or characteristic of doing things without delay
- Promptheitthe habit or characteristic of doing things without delay
- Pünktlichkeitthe habit of adhering to a designated time
Irish éascaíocht
- éascaíochtthe habit or characteristic of doing things without delay
Spanish prontitud, presteza
- prontitudthe habit or characteristic of doing things without delay
- prestezathe habit or characteristic of doing things without delay
- puntualidadthe habit of adhering to a designated time
Tagalog hagol
- hagolthe habit or characteristic of doing things without delay
Thai ความไม่ลังเล, ความรวดเร็ว
- ความไม่ลังเลthe habit or characteristic of doing things without delay
- ความรวดเร็วthe habit or characteristic of doing things without delay
- ความตรงต่อเวลาthe habit of adhering to a designated time
Cite this entry
promptness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/promptness
“promptness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/promptness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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