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It's important to make a timely offer when a company goes public, because a few days too early or too late and the whole thing can crash and burn. Timeliness is everything.
It's important to make a timely offer when a company goes public, because a few days too early or too late and the whole thing can crash and burn. Timeliness is everything.
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What scientific way would you use to measure timeliness?
There's no single tool (eg. like a watch) to measure timeliness. Say you want to ask something to your boss, like a pay raise. You would certainly try and pick the right time to ask him. If he's busy, or mad, or you've just made a blunder in your work, you might want to wait. Indeed, it's better to make a timely request -- that is, at the right time. As you see there's no way to measure how right the time is; it totally depends on the situation.
How should the word "timeliness" be used? 
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