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Asdf_user Posted 18 years ago
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please reply in a timely manner?
what does it mean by in a timely manner? thanks.
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Hi, what does it mean by in a timely manner? thanks. ' Clive
- Hi, what does it mean by in a timely manner?
- thanks.
- ' Clive
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Hi,
what does it mean by in a timely manner? thanks.
Generally speaking, it means 'don't be late in replying' or even 'hurry up!'
Clive
what does it mean by in a timely manner? thanks.
Generally speaking, it means 'don't be late in replying' or even 'hurry up!'
Clive
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Generally speaking, it also means at the appropriate (scheduled) time, especially in business correspondence.
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Generally speaking, it also means at the appropriate (scheduled) time, especially in business correspondence.
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It is a wordy way of saying "timely" or "in good time" meaning "by the time I requested." The word "timely" means the same, but takes fewer words. I call this "bureaucrat-ese" because this sort of bloviating seems to proliferate in governmental or quasi-governmental environments.
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