on schedule
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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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