# timeliness

/ˈtaɪmɫinəs/ (US) · /tˈaɪmlinəs/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/timeliness
Updated: 2026-10-14

## Definition

doing something at the right time, when it is most useful.

For teachers: promptness in occurrence or action; happening or completed at the most suitable or opportune moment.

## Examples

- Timeliness matters when you pay your bills.
- The manager praised the team for the timeliness of the report, which arrived before the client meeting.
- In emergency medicine, the timeliness of intervention often determines outcomes more decisively than the sophistication of the treatment itself.

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