as in readiness
the quality or habit of arriving or being ready on time
the promptness of the local bus line has always been reassuring
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readiness
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Last night, Russia announced its readiness to hold another round of peace talks next Monday in Istanbul, Turkey.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
29 May 2025 -
Critically, the local infrastructure itself—the availability of skills, the readiness of suppliers—must be robust enough to support these integration ambitions.—
Bernardo Saraiva,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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“Promptness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promptness. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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