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punctuality

/ˌpʌŋkt͡ʃuˈæləti/ noun B2
  1. The state of being punctual (uncountable)

Plural punctualities

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On Tuesday there was a large party assembled at Longbourn; and the two who were most anxiously expected, to the credit of their punctuality as sportsmen, were in very good time.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 318 · B2
Morrel, and I shall say that he is a man honorable to the last degree, and who has up to this time fulfilled every engagement with scrupulous punctuality.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 316 · C1
The house of Thomson & French had 300,000 or 400,000 francs to pay this month in France; and, knowing your strict punctuality, have collected all the bills bearing your signature, and charged me as they became due to present them, and to employ the money otherwise.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 329 · C1
“But as a man of honor should answer another, tell me fairly, shall you pay these with the same punctuality?”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 331 · C1

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