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promptness

noun as in preparedness

noun as in immediate execution

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He arrived at the studio early on the first day, hoping to impress Lennon with his professionalism and promptness.

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Chair Kristie Fiegen cited myriad reasons in her motion to deny, including the company’s lack of promptness and several objections to commission staff questions as well as struggles to notify landowners of routes and meetings.

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She maintains firm boundaries with her adolescent charges, insisting on promptness in the locker room and easily shrugging off any youthful insubordination.

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Transparency, promptness and clarity were too often missing during this pandemic, and online disinformation further corroded public confidence.

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But with Wednesday's return to form, the move toward promptness may be, well, delayed.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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