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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.


Example Sentences

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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

"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

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

The store is on schedule to open at the end of the summer.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

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