Promptness
71foot-dragging — noun Date: 1952 failure to act with the necessary promptness or vigor …
72intelligent — adjective Etymology: Latin intelligent , intelligens, present participle of intelligere, intellegere to understand, from inter + legere to gather, select more at legend Date: 1509 1. a. having or indicating a high or satisfactory degree of… …
73promptitude — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin promptitudo, from Latin promptus Date: 15th century the quality or habit of being prompt ; promptness …
74watchful — adjective Date: 15th century 1. archaic a. not able or accustomed to sleep or rest ; wakeful b. causing sleeplessness c. spent in wakefulness ; sleepless 2. carefully observant or attentive ; being on the watch • watchfully …
75decision — I. noun Etymology: Middle English decisioun, from Middle French, from Latin decision , decisio, from decidere to decide Date: 15th century 1. a. the act or process of deciding b. a determination arrived at after consideration ; conclusion < make… …
76delay — I. noun Date: 13th century 1. a. the act of delaying ; the state of being delayed < get started without delay > b. an instance of being delayed 2. the time during which something is delayed < a delay of 30 minutes > II …
77fast — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fæst; akin to Old High German festi firm, Old Norse fastr, Armenian hast Date: before 12th century 1. a. firmly fixed < roots fast in the ground > b. tightly shut < the drawers were fast > …
78haste — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hǣst violence Date: 14th century 1. rapidity of motion ; swiftness 2. rash or headlong action ; precipitateness < the beauty of speed uncontaminated by… …
79pay — I. verb (paid; also in sense 7 payed; paying) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French paier, from Latin pacare to pacify, from pac , pax peace Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to make due return to for services rendered or property… …
80prompt — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin promptare, from Latin promptus prompt Date: 14th century 1. to move to action ; incite 2. to assist (one acting or reciting) by suggesting or saying the next words of something… …
