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What does promptness mean?

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Noun
  1. The habit or characteristic of doing things without delay.
  2. The habit of adhering to a designated time.
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Articles 5 and 6 both deal with the promptness with which an adjudication must proceed against criminal defendants.
With great promptness Camelot brought the present proceedings for judicial review.
My self-righteousness faded immediately, for the principal replied with astonishing promptness and courtesy.
Cooney's promptness in extinguishing fires in boiler pierced by shell saved boiler tubes from burning out.
I would also like to thank you for your promptness and speed in dealing with this subject, given the urgent nature of the current situation.
The lack of promptness may also become manifest in the legal field, more especially in the handling of complaints.

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