# timeliness

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #43,418

## Definitions
1. The state of being timely.

## Etymology
From timely + -ness.

## Easily confused with
- **timeline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/timeline-vs-timeliness)
- **timeless** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/timeless-vs-timeliness)

## Common misspellings (13)
`itmeliness`, `tiemliness`, `timeilness`, `timelienss`, `timelines`, `timelinness`, `timelinses`, `timelliness`, `timelniess`, `timleiness`, `timmeliness`, `tmieliness`, `ttimeliness`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/timeliness