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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Example Sentences

MLAs in her south Antrim constituency, as well as its MP Robin Swann, have written a joint letter to the CBA asking it to allow the trial to proceed on schedule.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

The blowback froze Warsh’s path through the Senate until April 24, when the U.S. attorney’s office announced the probe would be halted, just in time for the Senate to confirm Warsh on schedule.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 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

Bazinet said given Netflix’s past cadence of price increases — it last raised its prices in January 2025 — it would be on schedule to do it again by October.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

They reached the edge of the desert the next night, on schedule, then followed a river for three days, all the way to the sea.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

Related Words

• dependable
• expeditious