on schedule
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The discovery reveals how cells keep growth and development on schedule by coordinating a series of carefully timed bursts of gene activity.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
As she recalls in “Big Time: A Simple Path to Time Abundance,” starting on Jan. 1, she devoted around 10 minutes each day to Tolstoy; she finished the book on Dec. 27, right on schedule.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
"It meant that they could continue safely and on schedule, and we can't thank them enough for helping to keep everything on track," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
SpaceX didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment, but essentially, that’s right on schedule.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
The source of Burnham’s greatest dismay was the failure of the architects to finish their drawings on schedule.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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