Explore Promptness through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like celerity or quickness. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Promptness in a sentence
Promptness meaning
- The habit or characteristic of doing things without delay.
- The habit of adhering to a designated time.
Synonyms of Promptness
Using Promptness
- The main meaning on this page is: The habit or characteristic of doing things without delay. | The habit of adhering to a designated time.
- Useful related words include: promptitude, celerity, quickness, rapidity.
- In the example corpus, promptness often appears in combinations such as: promptness is, the promptness.
Context around Promptness
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Promptness
- In this selection, "promptness" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include agreed that promptness was important and by the promptness of abubakar. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "promptness" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with promptness
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Promptness is the politeness of princes. (6 words)
Stanley goes on to say her prosecutors “acted with reasonable diligence and promptness. (13 words)
At one point, only 29 Helens agreed that promptness was important (the thirtieth Helen was running late). (17 words)
Despite our family’s very poor record for promptness, Pa somehow managed to get us to the gate on Commonwealth almost exactly as it opened at 6 a.m., when we could still park on the grounds. (37 words)
In another example, Sun Microsystems can use market segmentation to classify its clients according to their promptness to adopt new products. citation Market segmentation allows for a better allocation of a firm's finite resources. (35 words)
The company's frequency or promptness is not comparable to Samsung's, and you can expect several months of waiting before the Android 14 update comes to the Razr Plus 2023. (31 words)
Example sentences (8)
Stanley goes on to say her prosecutors “acted with reasonable diligence and promptness.
The company's frequency or promptness is not comparable to Samsung's, and you can expect several months of waiting before the Android 14 update comes to the Razr Plus 2023.
Despite our family’s very poor record for promptness, Pa somehow managed to get us to the gate on Commonwealth almost exactly as it opened at 6 a.m., when we could still park on the grounds.
He said that he was delighted by the promptness of Abubakar’s responses to the requests made concerning the actualisation of the Ekiti Airport Project.
Promptness is the politeness of princes.
The promptness in which the delivery is made and the quality of the products are all added plus points.
At one point, only 29 Helens agreed that promptness was important (the thirtieth Helen was running late).
In another example, Sun Microsystems can use market segmentation to classify its clients according to their promptness to adopt new products. citation Market segmentation allows for a better allocation of a firm's finite resources.
Common combinations with promptness
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- promptness is 2×
- the promptness 2×