most punctual

ADJECTIVE

on time

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dependable expeditious

WEAK

accurate careful conscientious conscionable constant cyclic early exact fussy heedful in good time meticulous on schedule 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

Example Sentences

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Not an auspicious beginning to an hour-long conversation with England’s loudest and most punctual band.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

Heathrow chief executive Thomas Woldbye said: "We're making good progress on our strategy to become an extraordinary airport - having become Europe's most punctual major airport so far this year."

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

Despite those stumbles, data from consultancies OAG and Cirium showed Delta as the most punctual U.S. airline last year.

From Reuters • Apr. 12, 2023

“In youth divisions we always want Independiente to be the best-dressed, the most punctual, the one who cleans the dressing room after use.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2022

He was the most punctual man I ever knew, the most exact, though without fussiness or worry.

From The Spirit of St. Francis de Sales by Camus, Jean Pierre