expeditiousness

noun

Definition of expeditiousnessnext
as in promptness

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  1. promptness
  2. expedition
  3. promptitude
  4. alacrity
  5. dispatch
  6. acceleration
  7. precipitation
Noun
  • Observational research spanning seven different cultures shows that maternal responsiveness, especially the promptness of it, is a universal feature of caregiving.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Definition of promptness
Noun
  • He's since been hard at work liaising with DEB initiative leadership to test software updates and troubleshoot other issues, while also travelling to Mexico to help train student members of the team ahead of their expedition to Spain.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 16 July 2026
  • In 1843, English botanist Joseph Hooker returned from Antarctica with samples and illustrations of plants from his expedition.
    — Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 16 July 2026
Definition of expedition
Noun
  • This electro-automatic arrangement … will deliver letters almost with the promptitude of the telegraph sending a message.
    — Kevin Leonard, baltimoresun.com, 6 Sep. 2019
Definition of promptitude
Noun
  • Quenneville and Killorn emphasized enthusiasm and alacrity, with Killorn cautioning against attention to detail transforming into something more obsessive.
    — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
  • But alacrity was possible because drafting the Declaration required no study.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Definition of alacrity
Noun
  • On emergency dispatch channels, officials had previously requested the assistance of California Highway Patrol as the fire was moving quickly in the direction of the highway.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • Listen to the episode for more—including a quick dispatch from the Fendi couture show in Rome, courtesy of Nicole Phelps.
    — Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 14 July 2026
Definition of dispatch
Noun
  • The export acceleration comes amid slowing economic growth throughout the country.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 15 July 2026
  • The central bank did not directly attribute the increase to the earthquakes, but the acceleration coincided with the June 24 disaster, which disrupted transportation, commerce and public services across northern Venezuela.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Definition of acceleration
Noun
  • Obvious examples include the drainage needed to handle typical precipitation or the temperatures a road material will need to tolerate without melting.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
  • The temperature this time of year, plus the precipitation, are somehow connected.
    — Alice Park, Time, 17 July 2026
Definition of precipitation
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