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The art of being on time so no one has to pretend your lateness was fine.
means The quality of doing things right away or arriving exactly when expected, with no dawdling in between.
from From 'prompt,' borrowed via French from Latin promptus, meaning 'brought forth, ready at hand' — itself the past participle of promere, 'to bring out or produce,' built from pro- ('forward') plus emere ('to take'). So something prompt was originally something 'taken out and ready' — a nice fit for the idea of being ready the instant you're needed, rather than fashionably delayed.
- origin
- from latin promptus, meaning ready, brought forth
- paradox
- the punctual wait more than the late ever do
- economics
- signals respect for others time, costs you nothing
- reputation
- builds trust faster than any apology ever repairs