on schedule

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punctual adj.
on time adv.

ADJECTIVE

punctual

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dependable expeditious

WEAK

accurate careful conscientious conscionable constant cyclic early exact fussy heedful in good time meticulous on the button on the dot on the nose painstaking particular periodic precise prompt punctilious quick ready recurrent regular reliable scrupulous seasonable steady strict timely under-the-wire

Antonyms

WEAK

late tardy

ADVERB

on time

Synonyms

WEAK

dependable not delayed not late prompt punctual punctually reliable timely without delay

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on schedule

But this is the second time he has worried about getting the payout on schedule.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Both are true, and they cancel out on schedule, 20 minutes apart.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

"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

For now, he’d make sure everything was running on schedule at the harbor and then head home to the Slat for some much-needed sleep.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

on schedule

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