punctuality
1Punctuality — is the characteristic of being able to complete a required task or fulfill an obligation before or at a previously designated time. There is often an understanding that a small amount of lateness is acceptable; commonly ten or fifteen minutes in… …
2punctuality — UK US /ˌpʌnktʃuˈæləti/ noun [U] ► the habit of arriving or happening at the time that has been agreed: »There is a bonus scheme for employees who show good performance and punctuality …
3Punctuality — Punc tu*al i*ty, n. [Cf. F. ponctualit[ e].] The quality or state of being punctual; especially, adherence to the exact time of an engagement; exactness. [1913 Webster] …
4punctuality — index dispatch (promptness), regularity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5punctuality — exactness, 1610s; see PUNCTUAL (Cf. punctual) + ITY (Cf. ity) …
6Punctuality — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Punctuality >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 punctuality punctuality promptness immediateness PARAG:Punctuality >V GRP: V 1 Sgm: V 1 be prompt be prompt be on time be in time Sgm: V 1 arrive on time arrive on tim …
7punctuality — n. punctuality in * * * [ˌpʌŋktʃʊ ælɪtɪ] punctuality in …
8punctuality — see punctuality is the politeness of princes punctuality is the soul of business …
9punctuality — punctual ► ADJECTIVE ▪ happening or keeping to the appointed time. DERIVATIVES punctuality noun punctually adverb. ORIGIN Latin punctualis, from punctum a point …
10punctuality is the politeness of princes — Fr. l’exactitude est la politesse des rois, punctuality is the politeness of kings (attributed to Louis XVIII, 1755–1824). 1834 M. EDGEWORTH Helen II. ix. ‘Punctuality is the virtue of princes.’.. Mr. Harley..would have ridiculed so antiquated a… …
