noun · neutral
responsiveness
UK/rɪˈspɒn.sɪv.nəs/US/rɪˈspɑːn.sɪv.nəs/ri·SPON·si·ve·ness
the speed and appropriateness with which someone or something reacts to requests or changes
Examples
“Customer satisfaction rose after the company improved its responsiveness.”
“The responsiveness of the server is critical for real-time applications.”
“Teachers praised the software's responsiveness when handling multiple users.”
Band 8 sentence
“In urban planning, authorities value responsiveness to citizens' concerns as much as long-term strategy.”
Collocations
- customer responsiveness
- responsiveness to feedback
- improve responsiveness
Word family
Common mistakes
The system's responsiveness on requests is poor.→The system's responsiveness to requests is poor.
Our company have good responsiveness.→Our company has good responsiveness.
Say it for a higher band
5responsiveness→6reactivity→7+responsiveness
Synonyms
reactivity
Easily confused
reactivity
“The chemical's reactivity increases at high temperatures.”
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