punctuality
UK/pʌŋktjʊˈæləti//ˌpʌŋkt͡ʃuˈæləti/
punctuality noun: the state of being punctual.
Noun
punctuality (usually uncountable, plural punctualities)
- The state of being punctual
- You were punctual to your appointment: punctuality is the first of virtues, and a sign of pretty behaviour in a young man. I foresee that you will succeed!1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Alteration”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 23
- Synonyms:
- timeliness, promptness
punctuality meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
punctuality in Tamil
- காலந் தவறாமை, காலந்தவறாமை, காலக்கடைபிடிப்பு, காலப்பற்று, காலங்காத்தல், நேரங்காத்தல்
punctuality in Urdu
- punctuality
- کمال kamāl
punctuality in Bengali
- সময়নিষ্ঠা
punctuality in Malayalam
- punctuality; regularity
- ചിട്ട ciṭṭa
More languagesFewer languages
- punctuality in Kannada
- ಗಡುತಪ್ಪದಿರುವಿಕೆ, ಹೊತ್ತರಿವು, ಕಾಲನಿಷ್ಟೆ, ಸಮಯನಿಷ್ಠೆ
Examples of punctuality in a sentence
- His lack of punctuality was offset by his redeeming sense of humor.
- I had regular ticket checks and helpful platform staff, and punctuality was exemplary.
- Hard on the heels of of punctuality and reliability comes capacity.
Synonyms of punctuality
Antonyms
Forms of punctuality
| plural | punctualities |
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Origin of punctuality
From punctual + -ity.
Words formed from punctuality
Questions about punctuality
- What does punctuality mean?
- Punctuality means the state of being punctual.
- What is punctuality in Tamil?
- Punctuality in Tamil is காலந் தவறாமை, காலந்தவறாமை, காலக்கடைபிடிப்பு. See Punctuality meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is punctuality?
- Punctuality is a noun.
- How do you pronounce punctuality?
- Punctuality is pronounced /pʌŋktjʊˈæləti/ (UK).
- What is the plural of punctuality?
- The plural of punctuality is punctualities.
Words near punctuality in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: punctuality (page history and authors); punctuality (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); کمال (Urdu) (page history and authors); punctuality (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ചിട്ട (Malayalam) (page history and authors); punctuality (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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