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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Watch whether Nuro begins driverless testing on schedule later this year and carries paying passengers before year’s end, since both events release more Uber capital and validate the licensing model.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026

All solid rocket booster segments have arrived at Kennedy Space Center, and upgrades to the mobile launcher remain on schedule.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

“I say something, and then it usually happens. Maybe not on schedule, but it usually happens,” Musk has said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

He added that the elections may not be held on schedule because of the conflict in the east of the country.

From BBC • May 7, 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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