on time
Idioms-
Punctually, according to schedule, as in I hope the plane will be on time . [Early 1800s]
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By paying in installments, on credit, as in They are buying their car on time . The time here refers to the designated period in which payments must be made. [Mid-1800s]
Example Sentences
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My green flags in a client: On time to their appointment.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2022
On time, at 8 o’clock sharp the next morning.
From Washington Post • Oct. 8, 2021
On time scales of hundreds to thousands of years, concentrations have changed as carbon has cycled between the ocean, soil and air.
From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2021
On time trial form over recent years, that second slot could be taken by either Froome or Millar.
From The Guardian • Jun. 1, 2012
On time and as clean-shaven as you could possibly get.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
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