expeditiousness
/,ekspi'diʃəsnis /
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Definition
- Noun:
- The quality or characteristic of being prompt, efficient, and speedy in action or execution. It emphasizes accomplishing a task quickly and effectively, without unnecessary delay.
Usage
- General Use: "Expeditiousness" is a formal noun used to describe the quality of speed combined with efficiency. It is often applied to processes, services, or actions.
- Contexts: Commonly used in administrative, business, legal, or logistical contexts where timely and effective completion is valued.
Examples
- The expeditiousness of the emergency response saved many lives.
- We were impressed by the expeditiousness with which the committee processed our application.
- The success of the project depended on the team's expeditiousness.
Advanced Usage
- "with expeditiousness": A formal adverbial phrase meaning to do something in a prompt and efficient manner.
- The documents were processed with remarkable expeditiousness.
Variants and Related Words
- Expeditious (adj): Characterized by promptness and efficiency.
- The manager thanked the team for their expeditious work.
- Expedite (verb): To make an action or process happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly.
- We need to expedite the shipping of this order.
Synonyms
- Dispatch: Promptness and efficiency in performance or execution.
- Promptness: The quality of acting without delay.
- Alacrity: Brisk and cheerful readiness, often implying eager speed.
- Efficiency: The ability to accomplish something with the least waste of time and effort.
Antonyms
- Slowness: The quality of moving or acting at a low speed.
- Delay: A situation in which something happens later than planned or required.
- Procrastination: The action of delaying or postponing something.
Related Phrases
- With all due expeditiousness: A very formal phrase emphasizing that something should be done as quickly and efficiently as possible.
- The court ordered the case to proceed with all due expeditiousness.
Noun
- the property of being prompt and efficient
- it was done with dispatch