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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on schedule

"The spacecraft is in great shape, and we're on schedule to resume sustained thrusting with the solar-electric propulsion system later this fall."

From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026

Singh and his wife have already borrowed thousands from family members to keep the rebuild on schedule and spent hours on the phone with their mortgage company.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

Carmarthenshire council said there was no evidence to suggest drains could be the cause, and that its highway drain cleaning programme "remains on schedule".

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

The farther it sits from those bottlenecks, the more it depends on the full robot story arriving on schedule.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

He was tired of being the fixer, making certain the assignment went off on schedule in order to maintain Archie’s big shot reputation.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

Related Words

• dependable
• expeditious