
The phrase in a timely fashion is synonymous with promptly.
The National Cancer Institute has concluded that some of its lymphoma researchers failed to notify the Food and Drug Administration in a timely fashion about fungal infections that resulted in two deaths of patients in one of its research studies. This excerpt is from an article about deaths that should have been preventable. Astacio wasn’t able to complete the test in a timely fashion because she was in Thailand. Then in May, the judge overseeing her probation ordered a random alcohol test after a high reading on the interlock device. People usually say this when they want to tell someone to hurry up in a formal or polite way. This excerpt is from an article about a judge who is still getting paid a high salary despite not working. Please use the restrooms and food facilities in a timely fashion so that we can leave on time. Seth: I hope we stop soon! I really need to get off this bus and walk around.īus driver: We’ll be taking a 15-minute break. Due to the need to publish statistics in a timely manner, it will not be possible to delay publication where national data have not been supplied to the agreed deadlines. #TIMELY MANNER MEANING DRIVER#
The bus driver stops driving and pulls into a fast food area to give everyone a bathroom break and a chance to eat.
If you said 'Boy, you got here quickly.in a timely manner'. They got the job done, or finished something, in a timely manner. In the dialogue below, two friends are on a bus ride that is many hours long. 'In a timely manner' is an idiom that just means something was done without wasting any time.