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TIMELINESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Timely convenience

Synonyms:

opportuneness; patness; timeliness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("timeliness" is a kind of...):

convenience (the quality of being useful and convenient)

Derivation:

timely (done or happening at the appropriate or proper time)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Being at the right time

Synonyms:

seasonableness; timeliness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("timeliness" is a kind of...):

timing (the time when something happens)

Antonym:

untimeliness (being at an inappropriate time)

Derivation:

timely (done or happening at the appropriate or proper time)

timely (before a time limit expires)

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