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on schedule

Idioms  
  1. At the announced or expected time, as in Her first baby arrived right on schedule. Originally alluding to published railroad timetables, this expression dates from the late 1800s.


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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

“I say something, and then it usually happens. Maybe not on schedule, but it usually happens,” Musk has said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

China now has 38 nuclear reactor units under construction and is on schedule to exceed the U.S. capacity by 2030.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

The completion of an original eight data center buildings are still moving forward on schedule, the source said.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

And he wasn’t used to playing on schedule.

From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden

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