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The infernal host are nothing if not punctual.

From Nature Jun. 3, 2014

When he was not punctual, he seldom came at all, and a quarter of an hour was considered sufficient to decide the matter.

From Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford

Remiss, rē-mis′, adj. remitting in attention, &c.: negligent: not punctual: slack: not vigorous.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

Certainly, the display was not punctual to the appointed period of opening.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 099, March, 1876 by Various

At the beginning of the war the convoys of merchantmen were at times not punctual in arriving at the rendezvous on the Dutch coast, thus adding to the risk of discovery by enemy submarines.

From The Harwich Naval Forces Their Part in the Great War by E. F. (Edward Frederick) Knight




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