timeliness
/ˈtaɪm.li.nəs/noun
timeliness is spelled T-I-M-E-L-I-N-E-S-S: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, timeliness means “The state of being timely” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of timeliness is timelinesses.
How many letters and syllables are in timeliness?
| Letters | 10: T-I-M-E-L-I-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,187th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is timeliness?
Timeliness appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce timeliness?
- /ˈtaɪm.li.nəs/
Timeliness has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-timeliness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of timeliness
- timelinesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does timeliness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being timely.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Timeliness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the state of being timely:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ponctualité |
| German | Pünktlichkeit |
| Portuguese | prontidão, pontualidade, tempestividade |
| Spanish | puntualidad, tempestividad |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does timeliness come from?
From timely + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).