#131.  Adolescence. —­ N. adolescence, pubescence, majority; adultism;
adultness &c. adj.; manhood, virility, maturity full age, ripe age; flower of age; prime of life, meridian of life, spring of life. man &c. 373; woman &c. 374; adult, no chicken. 
     V. come of age, come to man’s estate, come to years of discretion;
attain majority, assume the toga virilis[Lat]; have cut one’s eyeteeth, have sown one’s mild oats. 
     Adj. adolescent, pubescent, of age; of full age, of ripe age; out of
one’s teens, grown up, mature, full grown, in one’s prime, middle-aged, manly, virile, adult; womanly, matronly; marriageable, nubile.

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     #132.  Earliness. —­ N. {ant. 133} earliness &c. adj.; morning &c. 125.
     punctuality; promptitude &c. (activity) 682; haste &c. (velocity) 274;
suddenness &c. (instantaneity) 113.
     prematurity, precocity, precipitation, anticipation; a stitch in time. 
     V. be early &c. adj., be beforehand &c. adv.; keep time, take time by
the forelock, anticipate, forestall; have the start, gain the start; steal a march upon; gain time, draw on futurity; bespeak, secure, engage, preengage[obs3].
     accelerate; expedite &c. (quicken) 274; make haste &c. (hurry) 684. 
     Adj. early, prime, forward; prompt &c. (active) 682; summary.
     premature, precipitate, precocious; prevenient[obs3], anticipatory;
rath[obs3].
     sudden &c. (instantaneous) 113; unexpected &c. 508; near, near at
hand; immediate. 
     Adv. early, soon, anon, betimes, rath[obs3]; eft, eftsoons; ere long,
before long, shortly.
     beforehand; prematurely &c. adj.; precipitately &c. (hastily) 684; too
soon; before its time, before one’s time; in anticipation; unexpectedly &c. 508.
     suddenly &c. (instantaneously) 113; before one can say “Jack
Robinson”, at short notice, extempore; on the spur of the moment, on the spur of the occasion [Bacon]; at once; on the spot, on the instant; at sight; offhand, out of hand; a’ vue d’oeil[Fr]; straight, straightway, straightforth[obs3]; forthwith, incontinently, summarily, immediately, briefly, shortly, quickly, speedily, apace, before the ink is dry, almost immediately, presently at the first opportunity, in no long time, by and by, in a while, directly. 
     Phr. no sooner said than done, immediately, if not sooner; tout vient
a temps pour qui sait attendre[Fr].

     #132a.  Punctuality —­ N. punctuality, promptness, immediateness. 
     V. be prompt, be on time, be in time; arrive on time; be in the nick
of time. 
     Adj. timely, seasonable, in time, punctual, prompt. 
     Adv. on time, punctually, at the deadline, precisely, exactly; right
on time, to the minute; in time; in good time, in military time, in pudding time|, in due time; time enough; with no time to spare, by a hair’s breadth. 
     Phr. touch and go, not a minute too soon, in the nick of time, just
under the wire, get on board before the train leaves the station.