Thesaurus / on the dot
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synonyms for on the dot
- efficient
- expeditious
- immediate
- instantaneous
- precise
- punctual
- quick
- rapid
- speedy
- swift
- timely
- alert
- brisk
- eager
- instant
- ready
- smart
- willing
- apt
- on the ball
- on the button
- on the nose
- on time
- unhesitating
- vigilant
- watchful
- wide-awake
- dependable
- expeditious
- accurate
- careful
- conscientious
- conscionable
- constant
- cyclic
- early
- exact
- fussy
- heedful
- in good time
- meticulous
- on schedule
- on the button
- on the nose
- painstaking
- particular
- periodic
- precise
- prompt
- punctilious
- quick
- ready
- recurrent
- regular
- reliable
- scrupulous
- seasonable
- steady
- strict
- timely
- under-the-wire
- beforehand
- immediate
- previous
- quick
- soon
- advanced
- ahead of time
- anticipative
- anticipatory
- before the appointed time
- direct
- immature
- on short notice
- overearly
- oversoon
- preceding
- precipitant
- precocious
- preexistent
- premature
- prompt
- pronto
- punctual
- seasonable
- speedy
- unanticipated
- unexpected
- untimely
- with time to spare
- absolutely
- altogether
- carefully
- completely
- correctly
- definitely
- explicitly
- indeed
- literally
- precisely
- quite
- specifically
- strictly
- totally
- truly
- just
- bang
- expressly
- faithfully
- faultlessly
- for a fact
- for certain
- for sure
- in every respect
- methodically
- no mistake
- on the money
- on the nail
- on the nose
- positively
- right
- rigorously
- scrupulously
- severely
- sharp
- square
- the ticket
- truthfully
- unequivocally
- unerringly
- utterly
- veraciously
- wholly
- directly
- forthwith
- instantly
- promptly
- rapidly
- shortly
- soon
- urgently
- now
- anon
- at short notice
- away
- double-time
- hereupon
- in a flash
- in a jiffy
- in a New York minute
- in nothing flat
- instantaneously
- instanter
- like now
- now or never
- on the double
- on the spot
- PDQ
- pronto
- right now
- soon afterward
- straight away
- straight off
- summarily
- thereupon
- this instant
- this minute
- tout de suite
- unhesitatingly
- without delay
- without hesitation
- directly
- expeditiously
- hastily
- instantly
- quickly
- rapidly
- speedily
- swiftly
- pronto
- at once
- fast
- flat-out
- fleetly
- in nothing flat
- lickety-split
- like a shot
- now
- on the double
- on time
- PDQ
- posthaste
- punctually
- right away
- sharp
- straightaway
- unhesitatingly
- bang
- right
- square
- abruptly
- accurately
- exactly
- just
- on the button
- precisely
- promptly
- punctually
- smack-dab
- squarely
- suddenly
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How to use on the dot in a sentence
Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSThough Caroline only brought with her a dot of forty thousand francs, she stood for what was better still, immense possibilities.
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISONYou never know when you are going to stumble upon a jewel in the most out-of-the-way corner.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYA dot or two, sometimes only one, sometimes as many as five, are thrown in as a rough way of indicating the features.
CHILDREN'S WAYSJAMES SULLYMr. Slocum was not educated in a university, and his life has been in by-paths, and out-of-the-way places.
THE BOOK OF ANECDOTES AND BUDGET OF FUN;VARIOUSI drew back from the rim of Writing-On-the-Stone, that set of whispered phrases echoing in my ears.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRTypical "segmenters" present a ring of rounded segments or spores, each with a small, dot-like chromatin mass.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDKingston-on-Thames is still provincial in appearance, though now the centre of a great growth of modern suburbs.
THE PORTSMOUTH ROAD AND ITS TRIBUTARIESCHARLES G. HARPERBesides the districts mentioned, tobacco is grown largely in that of Frankfort-on-the Oder.
TOBACCO; ITS HISTORY, VARIETIES, CULTURE, MANUFACTURE AND COMMERCEE. R. BILLINGS.At three thousand yards a man appears as a mere dot, which is not readily distinguishable.
OUTLINES OF THE EARTH'S HISTORYNATHANIEL SOUTHGATE SHALERWORDS RELATED TO ON THE DOT
- advanced
- ahead of time
- anticipative
- anticipatory
- before the appointed time
- beforehand
- direct
- immature
- immediate
- on short notice
- on the dot
- overearly
- oversoon
- preceding
- precipitant
- precocious
- preexistent
- premature
- previous
- prompt
- pronto
- punctual
- quick
- seasonable
- soon
- speedy
- unanticipated
- unexpected
- untimely
- with time to spare
- absolutely
- altogether
- bang
- carefully
- completely
- correctly
- definitely
- explicitly
- expressly
- faithfully
- faultlessly
- for a fact
- for certain
- for sure
- in every respect
- indeed
- just
- literally
- methodically
- no mistake
- on the dot
- on the money
- on the nail
- on the nose
- positively
- precisely
- quite
- right
- rigorously
- scrupulously
- severely
- sharp
- specifically
- square
- strictly
- the ticket
- totally
- truly
- truthfully
- unequivocally
- unerringly
- utterly
- veraciously
- wholly
- PDQ
- anon
- at short notice
- away
- directly
- double-time
- forthwith
- hereupon
- in a New York minute
- in a flash
- in a jiffy
- in nothing flat
- instantaneously
- instanter
- instantly
- like now
- now
- now or never
- on the dot
- on the double
- on the spot
- promptly
- pronto
- rapidly
- right now
- shortly
- soon
- soon afterward
- straight away
- straight off
- summarily
- thereupon
- this instant
- this minute
- tout de suite
- unhesitatingly
- urgently
- without delay
- without hesitation
- accurate
- careful
- conscientious
- conscionable
- constant
- cyclic
- dependable
- early
- exact
- expeditious
- 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
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