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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

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

SpaceX didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment, but essentially, that’s right on schedule.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The dreams of my mother sitting with me at her own funeral kept coming every night on schedule, and y’know, I started to look forward to them.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds

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