on schedule

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

“I’ve been on the inside of it — you waste enormous amounts of time just trying to find workarounds to get funding in to stay on schedule,” Hubbard said.

From Los Angeles Times

The show unusually ran broadly on schedule, ending only a few minutes late.

From BBC

Attorney James F. Curran, who represented the state at trial, said in his closing arguments that the work was not “running perfect” but was coming in on schedule and under budget.

From Los Angeles Times

Offensive lineman Yutaka Mahe, recovering from a lower-body injury, is on schedule to return soon, Foster said.

From Los Angeles Times

Max Verstappen said he felt the race could have been run on schedule at 3pm local time, and that there was no need to red-flag it if they had just let the cars run for a couple more laps to clear some water from the track.

From BBC

Related Words

• dependable 
• expeditious