expeditiousness

noun

Definition of expeditiousnessnext
as in promptness

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  1. expedition
  2. alacrity
  3. dispatch
  4. acceleration
  5. precipitation
Noun
  • They’re joined on the expedition by Filip’s buddy and fellow director, Fredrik Wikingsson.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Buck chronicled his expeditions in 1930s films like Bring ’Em Back Alive, Wild Cargo, and Fang and Claw—purported documentaries that featured the pith-helmeted, somewhat pudgy, middle-aged hunter and collector as their dashing hero.
    Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of expedition
Noun
  • Government forces retreated with unexpected alacrity.
    John Feffer, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • But the play gets away with it, due both to the fiery conviction of Belawadi’s and Mudaliyar’s performances and to the spacious, non-mimetic alacrity of Flack’s staging.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
Definition of alacrity
Noun
  • The software can schedule jobs, take payments, handle payroll, and dispatch workers.
    Bob Pisani, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Medics came into the house about 90 seconds after Clark told radio dispatch the scene was safe to enter.
    Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of dispatch
Noun
  • In the note, Keane wrote that Square payments volume growth has likely already bottomed, pointing to an acceleration in volume in October.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Even with this acceleration in China revenue since Nvidia was hit with export restrictions in Q4 2023, China’s contribution remains lower than historical levels, in the low 20% region.
    Beth Kindig, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of acceleration
Noun
  • Heavy precipitation when temperatures are below freezing can create an ice storm, according to the National Weather Service. MORE: Why ice did not form in the Great Lakes this winter season Accumulations of ice can down trees, communication towers and utility poles, according to the NWS.
    Max Golembo, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Chances of precipitation increase to 100% Saturday night with rainfall amounts of between a quarter and half of an inch and a low near 44.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of precipitation
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