punctuality
nounUK /pʌŋktjʊˈæləti/ · CA, US /ˌpʌŋkt͡ʃuˈæləti/
Etymology From punctual + -ity.
1
Usually The state of being punctual
- You were punctual to your appointment: punctuality is the first of virtues, and a sign of pretty behaviour in a young man. I foresee that you will succeed!1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Alteration”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 23:
- Synonyms
- timeliness, promptness, punctuality
- Antonyms
- earliness, lateness, untimeliness
- Derived terms
- impunctuality, unpunctuality
- Related terms
- point, punctilious, punctual, punctuate, punctuation, punctually