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on schedule

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

Example Sentences

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But when “Masquerade” producers were struggling to figure out how to make it so the actors and the audience moved through the show on schedule, Broucke, 26, volunteered his background.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Bazinet said given Netflix’s past cadence of price increases — it last raised its prices in January 2025 — it would be on schedule to do it again by October.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

The completion of an original eight data center buildings are still moving forward on schedule, the source said.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

The process helps film crews stay on schedule and be cost-effective, but doubles can also be used when actors can't - or don't - wish to do a scene.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Now it’s Monday morning and I’m second-guessing, right on schedule.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed