as in readiness
the quality or habit of arriving or being ready on time his chronic tardiness has put him in poor standing with his boss, who values hustle and promptitude

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Recent Examples of promptitude This electro-automatic arrangement … will deliver letters almost with the promptitude of the telegraph sending a message. Kevin Leonard, baltimoresun.com, 6 Sep. 2019
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readiness
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  • For 16 years, with a brief respite during President Trump’s first term, the military drifted into a laboratory for progressive priorities -- diversity quotas, climate initiatives, and gender policies that sapped readiness and lethality.
    Matt Schoenfeldt, National Review, 21 June 2025
  • Lindblad has several paths into one of the four Red Bull seats available in F1, and his test in Italy will be one of many data points used to analyze his readiness for the next level.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025

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“Promptitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promptitude. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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