punctualadjective
uk/ˈpʌŋk.tʃu.əl/us/ˈpʌŋk.tʃu.əl/arriving, doing something, or happening at the expected, correct time; not late:
a punctual start to the meeting
He's fairly punctual (= he usually arrives on time).
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
At the right time
- (as) regular as clockwork idiom
- cue
- dot
- on the dot idiom
- opportune
- prompt
- psychological moment
- regular
- schedule
- sharp
- the time is ripe idiom
- time
- timekeeper
- timekeeping
- timely
- timing
- well timed
punctuality
noun [ U ] uk/ˌpʌnk.tʃuˈæl.ə.ti/us/ˌpʌnk.tʃuˈæl.ə.t̬i/
Punctuality has never been his strong point.
punctually
adverb uk/ˈpʌŋk.tʃu.ə.li/us/ˈpʌŋk.tʃu.ə.li/
The meeting started punctually at 10.00 a.m.