| 单词 | punctuality |
| 释义 | punctuality (once / 4220 pages) n Punctuality is the state of being prompt. You might come home from a European trip exclaiming over the punctuality of German trains, which are always on time. Punctuality is an important quality when it comes to things like public transportation and job interviews. If you're known for always showing up exactly when you say you will, people will start to depend on your punctuality. The Latin root of punctuality is punctus, a sharp point. This is why people who value punctuality will tell you to meet them at, say, six o'clock sharp, or right on the dot — in other words, at exactly the agreed-upon time. WORD FAMILYpunctuality: punctualities+/punctual: punctuality, punctually, unpunctual/unpunctual: unpunctually USAGE EXAMPLESWith all the punctuality of Southern Trains, Frank Ocean's second album arrived four years late, one morning in August. BBC(Dec 21, 2016) There are targets on punctuality, reliability, causes of delay, asset failures and disruption to the network from planned engineering work. BBC(Dec 13, 2016) Directly awarding contracts would require complying with stricter performance criteria on punctuality and customer satisfaction. BBC(Dec 12, 2016) n the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time Syn|Ant|Hyper promptness tardiness the quality or habit of not adhering to a correct or usual or expected time timing the time when something happens |
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