punctuality

[ puhngk-choo-al-i-tee ]

/ ˌpʌŋk tʃuˈæl ɪ ti /

the quality or state of being punctual.

strict observance in keeping engagements; promptness.

Nearby words

First recorded in 1610–20; punctual + -ity

un·punc·tu·al·i·ty, noun

Over the summer, he impressed current NBA players with his love for hard work and, oddly enough, with his punctuality.
Shaq, Year One|Charles P. Pierce|May 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Courtesy, kindness, and punctuality: the old Trot was adept at all the old bourgeois virtues.
Christopher Hitchens: A Young Contrarian Salutes Him|Max McGuinness|December 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Household Work—Value of the regular task in teaching system, order, and punctuality.
Woman's Club Work and Programs|Caroline French Benton
Troop-trains from every part of the Fatherland arrived with the punctuality of clockwork.
The Invasion|William Le Queux

We would be told, first of his bon hommie, and next of his punctuality and unfailing attention to his Parliamentary duties.
Western Worthies|J. Stephen Jeans
Punctuality, cleanliness, and order are the soldier's three graces.
Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence|Various
I have commenced this little book as an experiment—to aid me in acquiring habits of regularity, punctuality, and purpose.
Stories of Achievement, Volume IV (of 6)|Various