pre-punctualityn.

Brit.

/ˌpriːpʌŋ(k)tʃʊˈalᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌpriˌpəŋ(k)(t)ʃəˈwælədi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, punctuality n.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + punctuality n. Compare later prepunctual adj.

rare.

The fact of arriving before the precise time; excessive or abnormal punctuality.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [noun] > (untimely) earliness > coming earlier than the appointed time

anticipationc1854

pre-punctuality1869

1869 Putnam's Mag. Sept. 279/1 This supernatural punctuality, or rather prepunctuality, was a characteristic of the man... Always of a Monday morning he was on the dock a good half-hour before the expected arrival of the boat for town.

1882 Society 9 Dec. 8/1 So far was prepunctuality..carried, that..Her Majesty was ten minutes before time.

2005 Akron (Ohio) Beacon Jrnl. (Nexis) 13 May b1 Punctuality seems to have fallen from favor, much less pre-punctuality. Most folks seem perfectly content to show up within 15 minutes of an appointed time.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pre-punctuality
释义	pre-punctualityn. Brit. /ˌpriːpʌŋ(k)tʃʊˈalᵻti/, U.S. /ˌpriˌpəŋ(k)(t)ʃəˈwælədi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, punctuality n. Etymology: < pre- prefix + punctuality n. Compare later prepunctual adj. rare. The fact of arriving before the precise time; excessive or abnormal punctuality. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [noun] > (untimely) earliness > coming earlier than the appointed time anticipationc1854 pre-punctuality1869 1869 Putnam's Mag. Sept. 279/1 This supernatural punctuality, or rather prepunctuality, was a characteristic of the man... Always of a Monday morning he was on the dock a good half-hour before the expected arrival of the boat for town. 1882 Society 9 Dec. 8/1 So far was prepunctuality..carried, that..Her Majesty was ten minutes before time. 2005 Akron (Ohio) Beacon Jrnl. (Nexis) 13 May b1 Punctuality seems to have fallen from favor, much less pre-punctuality. Most folks seem perfectly content to show up within 15 minutes of an appointed time. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1869
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