tempestività

timeliness, promptness

noun tem-pes-tee-vee-TAH Rare

Origin: From tempestivo (timely), from Latin tempestivus, from tempus (time).

Usage Note

Tempestività emphasizes acting at exactly the right moment — it is a quality prized in emergency response, journalism, and politics (la tempestività dell'intervento = the timeliness of the intervention). It is invariable in the plural (like all nouns ending in stressed -à). Contrast with puntualità (punctuality = being on time to appointments) — tempestività stresses seizing the right moment rather than keeping a schedule.

Examples

"La tempestività dell'intervento ha salvato vite."

Natural Translation

The timeliness of the intervention saved lives.

Literal Translation

The timeliness of-the intervention has saved lives.

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