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PUNCTUALITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time
Synonyms:
promptness; punctuality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("punctuality" is a kind of...):
timing (the time when something happens)
Antonym:
tardiness (the quality or habit of not adhering to a correct or usual or expected time)
Derivation:
punctual (acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed)