timeliness

timeliness — 名詞

1. the quality of something being done or happening at the moment when it is most u

1.名詞B2
釋義

及時性

在最適合的時間發生的特性

the quality of something being done or happening at the moment when it is most useful or appropriate

例句

The timeliness of Dr. Renata's diagnosis gave her patient a real chance at recovery.

Dr. Renata 的診斷發布得十分及時，給了病人真正的康復機會。

collocation: timeliness of + noun

Tuan's timeliness in filing the tax return saved his company a large penalty fee.

Tuan 及時提交納稅申報表，為公司省下了五千美元的罰款。

possessive: [noun]'s timeliness in + gerund

同義詞
  • promptness

    emphasises speed of action or response; narrower than timeliness

  • punctuality

    focuses on arriving or happening exactly on schedule, especially for people; less flexible than timeliness

  • seasonableness

    very formal and rare; refers to being fitting for the time or occasion

反義詞
  • untimeliness

    the quality of happening at an inconvenient or wrong time

  • lateness

    refers specifically to being after the expected time, not just poorly timed

文法句型

timeliness of + noun

[noun]'s timeliness in + gerund

用法筆記

Uncountable noun — cannot be made plural. Most common in formal or professional writing (business reports, journalism, academic papers) rather than everyday conversation.

常見錯誤

❌I appreciate your timeliness on the report.
✅I appreciate the timeliness of your report.
💡use the preposition 'of' rather than 'on' with timeliness.
❌There were many timelinesses in the project.
✅Timeliness was important at several points in the project.
💡timeliness is uncountable and cannot take a plural -s ending.