punctuality
11punctuality is the soul of business — 1853 T. C. HALIBURTON Wise Saws I. iii. ‘Punctuality,’ sais I, ‘my lord, is the soul of business.’ 1911 w. CROSSING Folk Rhymes of Devon 16 Punctuality is the soul of business, and in these days of cheap watches there can be no excuse for anybody …
12punctuality — noun see punctual …
13punctuality — /pungk chooh al i tee/, n. 1. the quality or state of being punctual. 2. strict observance in keeping engagements; promptness. [1610 20; PUNCTUAL + ITY] * * * …
14punctuality — noun The state of being punctual See Also: point, punctilious, punctual, punctuate, punctuation …
15punctuality — Synonyms and related words: accuracy, acuity, acuteness, agility, alacrity, alertness, attention, attention to detail, attentiveness, brightness, circumstantiality, clockwork regularity, conscientiousness, constancy, correctness, criticality,… …
16punctuality — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. readiness, promptness, steadiness; see preparation 2 , regularity …
17punctuality — punc·tu·al·i·ty || ‚pʌŋ(k)tʃʊ ælÉ™tɪ n. fastidiousness, exactingness, strictness; promptness, quality of being on time …
18punctuality — n. 1. Nicety, scrupulosity, exactness. 2. Promptness, punctualness …
19punctuality — n 1. promptness, promptitude, punc tualness; timeliness, seasonableness, earliness; readiness, quickness, alacrity, haste, dispatch, expedition. 2. regularity, constancy, steadiness …
20punctuality — punc·tu·al·i·ty …