punctual

Example Sentences

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Switzerland is renowned for its extensive and punctual rail network, with frequent services between cities, towns and even villages.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

The bakery runs on its own kind of liturgy: a punctual 10:30 a.m. batch, and a second that might appear anytime between 4:30 and 6, the sort of unpredictability you start building your afternoon around.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025

It said this was not acceptable and everyone was working hard to ensure train services were reliable and punctual.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2024

“I learned a lot from Lupita and the way to conduct oneself in an environment like that. She’s punctual, brave, fearless and knows exactly what she wants and what she doesn’t want.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024

The guests were as punctual as one would expect a group of Swanburne graduates to be.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood