timeous, adjective

/ˈtaɪmiəs//ˈtaɪməs/
On time; prompt; within the time allocated, or coming at a time when something is useful or relevant.
Note:
Originally Scottish English, now used also in other African varieties of English.
2013 myjhb.co.za (DSAE Corpus)Government says it remains committed to timeous payment of small businesses that render services to the state.
2014 schoolofrugby.co.za (DSAE Corpus)Thanks for the review, I shall be doing that sector next month, so [it is] very timeous.
2016 citizen.co.za (DSAE Corpus)[M]ore value in housing opportunities can be unlocked if title deeds are released in a timeous manner.
2017 dispatchlive.co.za (DSAE Corpus)Service departments are required to improve the service delivery to customers, such as timeous refuse collection...
On time; prompt; within the time allocated, or coming at a time when something is useful or relevant.
Derivatives:
timeously  adverb; timeousness  noun.
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timeousness
tiger-wolf, nounn.timeously, adverbadv.
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