on time
Example Sentences
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In Germany, a country once known for precision, punctuality and trains that run on time, that is a work in progress.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Many wage-earners file their returns on time, pay their taxes on time and receive their refunds routinely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
How successful India is in achieving its targets on time will thus have an outsized impact on the world's ability to meet its climate goals.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
For troops’ families, such abstractions, repeated in media discourse, have concrete consequences when their loved ones don’t come home on time.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
A barge, right on time, swinging its back end wide, near enough to throw up waves, but too far to reach.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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