expeditiousness
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From expeditious + -ness.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]expeditiousness (uncountable)
- The state of being expeditious; celerity, rapidity or speed.
- 2017, Hernan Diaz, In the Distance, Daunt Books (2018), page 304:
- Even the numerous drunkards and beggars seemed to be in a hurry, stumbling from one side of the street to the other with pointless resolution or, with businesslike expeditiousness, soliciting money and food from strangers.