punctual
adjective
strictly observant of an appointed or regular time; not late; prompt.
punctually
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a word derived from
punctual.
Example Sentences
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Further, these microbes arrived punctually at specific time points throughout the 21-day observation period.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024
In the email, the worker acknowledged the potential changes "won't be popular" but added services had to operate punctually.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2023
Alaa Al Aswany’s latest novel begins with an Egyptian general waking up punctually, with “no need of an alarm clock,” for the dawn prayer, which he performs with feelings of “deep and genuine humility.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2021
For this purpose I determined to keep an account of the voyage, and to write down punctually every thing we performed or saw from day to day, as will hereafter appear.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2019
In the teeth of every difficulty, in spite of inexperience, of primitive implements, of bad luck and of Snowball’s treachery, the work had been finished punctually to the very day!
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
