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punctuality

[puhngk-choo-al-i-tee] / ˌpʌŋk tʃuˈæl ɪ ti /
NOUN
readiness
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But Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder in September pushed back a punctuality target of 70 percent for long-distance trains to 2029 from 2026.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

January is usually a good month for punctuality owing to a relative lack of maintenance and building work on the tracks.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Almost 40 percent of long-distance services arrived late last year -- not including trains that were cancelled, which are not counted in punctuality statistics.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

"What they will notice in the longer-term is a better service, a more consistent level of ticketing and hopefully a continued improvement in punctuality," he added.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2025

I don’t think punctuality would be number one on her list of worries if she was.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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