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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

He added that the elections may not be held on schedule because of the conflict in the east of the country.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

For one, the money borrowed isn’t taxable as long as the loan is repaid on schedule.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Thursday morning, right on schedule, and passed from the jurisdiction of the Thunderhead to the jurisdiction of the Scythedom.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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