punctual

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adjective

Occurring, acting, or performed exactly at the time appointed: prompt, timely. Idioms: atonthe dot, on time. See time.

adj

Definition: on time
Antonyms: early, late, tardy

IN BRIEF: On time.

The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it. — Franklin P. Jones

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• Proper, Courteous, Refined, or Puritanical
• Fixed Times - punctual: (adj) prompt, on time

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - præcis

Nederlands (Dutch)
punctueel, precies, op tijd, prompt

Français (French)
adj. - ponctuel

Deutsch (German)
adj. - pünktlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ακριβής ή συνεπής (στην ώρα), στην ώρα του

Italiano (Italian)
puntuale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pontual

Русский (Russian)
пунктуальный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - puntual

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - punktlig, noggrann

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
严守时刻的, 准时的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 嚴守時刻的, 準時的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 시간[기한]을 엄수하는, 어김없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 時間を固く守る, 点の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) دقيق في مواعيده‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מדייק, דייקני‬

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