Not to be confused with Punctualism, a style of musical composition.
"Punctual" redirects here. For the geometrical adjective, see point (geometry).
"In time" redirects here. For the movie, see In Time.
"Timely" redirects here. For the album by Anri, see Timely!!
"Timeliness" redirects here. Not to be confused with Timeless.
Punctuality is the characteristic of being able to complete a required task or fulfill an obligation before or at a previously designated time.[1] "Punctual" is often used synonymously with "on time".
According to each culture, there is often an understanding about what is considered an acceptable degree of punctuality.[2] Usually, a small amount of lateness is acceptable; this is commonly about five to ten minutes in most Western cultures, but this is not the case in such instances as doctor's appointments.[3]
Some cultures have an unspoken understanding that actual deadlines are different from stated deadlines, for example with African time. For example, it may be understood in a particular culture that people will turn up an hour later than advertised.[4] In this case, since everyone understands that a 9 pm party will actually start at around 10 pm, no-one is inconvenienced when everyone arrives at 10 pm.[5]
In cultures that value punctuality, being late is seen as disrespectful of others' time and may be considered insulting. In such cases, punctuality may be enforced by social penalties, for example by excluding low-status latecomers from meetings entirely. Such considerations can lead on to considering the value of punctuality in econometrics and to considering the effects of non-punctuality on others in queueing theory.[citation needed]
^Engle, Jane (1994-12-30). "Punctuality: Some cultures are wound tighter than others". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
^"Germans and punctuality – All about those Germans". Deutsche Welle. 9 December 2012. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
^White, Lawrence T. (2012-02-23). . Psychology Today. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
^"Can Africa keep time?". BBC News. 2003-10-28. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
Further reading
Kaushik Basu; Jörgen W. Weibull (2002-06-10). "Punctuality: A Cultural Trait as Equilibrium". Working Paper No. 02-26. MIT Department of Economics. SSRN 317621.
M. Brahimi; D. J. Worthington (September 1991). "Queueing Models for Out-Patient Appointment Systems – A Case Study". Journal of the Operational Research Society. 42 (9): 733–746. doi:10.1057/jors.1991.144. ISSN 0160-5682. JSTOR 2583656. S2CID 62615148.
Andrew Chamberlain. . The Idea Shop. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2007-07-11.
Haddon Field. "Punctuality in Japan". Sound of Waves.
Marcelo Pisarro, Nerds All Star, Revista Ñ, Diario Clarín, 9 June 2008. (in Spanish)
External links
Quotations related to Punctuality at Wikiquote
The dictionary definition of punctuality at Wiktionary
January 25, 2023
punctuality, confused, with, punctualism, style, musical, composition, punctual, redirects, here, geometrical, adjective, point, geometry, time, redirects, here, movie, time, timely, redirects, here, album, anri, timely, timeliness, redirects, here, confused, . Not to be confused with Punctualism a style of musical composition Punctual redirects here For the geometrical adjective see point geometry In time redirects here For the movie see In Time Timely redirects here For the album by Anri see Timely Timeliness redirects here Not to be confused with Timeless Punctuality is the characteristic of being able to complete a required task or fulfill an obligation before or at a previously designated time 1 Punctual is often used synonymously with on time An opposite personality trait is tardiness According to each culture there is often an understanding about what is considered an acceptable degree of punctuality 2 Usually a small amount of lateness is acceptable this is commonly about five to ten minutes in most Western cultures but this is not the case in such instances as doctor s appointments 3 Some cultures have an unspoken understanding that actual deadlines are different from stated deadlines for example with African time For example it may be understood in a particular culture that people will turn up an hour later than advertised 4 In this case since everyone understands that a 9 pm party will actually start at around 10 pm no one is inconvenienced when everyone arrives at 10 pm 5 In cultures that value punctuality being late is seen as disrespectful of others time and may be considered insulting In such cases punctuality may be enforced by social penalties for example by excluding low status latecomers from meetings entirely Such considerations can lead on to considering the value of punctuality in econometrics and to considering the effects of non punctuality on others in queueing theory citation needed See also EditEtiquette Time limit Time managementReferences Edit Punctual Merriam Webster 2012 08 31 Retrieved 2014 02 01 Engle Jane 1994 12 30 Punctuality Some cultures are wound tighter than others Los Angeles Times Retrieved 2014 02 01 Germans and punctuality All about those Germans Deutsche Welle 9 December 2012 Retrieved 2014 02 01 White Lawrence T 2012 02 23 Is Punctuality Standard an Oxymoron Psychology Today Archived from the original on 2016 09 24 Retrieved 2014 02 01 Can Africa keep time BBC News 2003 10 28 Retrieved 2014 02 01 Further reading EditKaushik Basu Jorgen W Weibull 2002 06 10 Punctuality A Cultural Trait as Equilibrium Working Paper No 02 26 MIT Department of Economics SSRN 317621 M Brahimi D J Worthington September 1991 Queueing Models for Out Patient Appointment Systems A Case Study Journal of the Operational Research Society 42 9 733 746 doi 10 1057 jors 1991 144 ISSN 0160 5682 JSTOR 2583656 S2CID 62615148 Andrew Chamberlain The economics of punctuality The Idea Shop Archived from the original on 2011 07 16 Retrieved 2007 07 11 Haddon Field Punctuality in Japan Sound of Waves Marcelo Pisarro Nerds All Star Revista N Diario Clarin 9 June 2008 No perdamos la puntualidad in Spanish External links Edit Quotations related to Punctuality at Wikiquote The dictionary definition of punctuality at Wiktionary Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Punctuality amp oldid 1124109118, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
