punctual

adj.

1. Acting or arriving exactly at the time appointed; prompt.
2. Paid or accomplished at or by the appointed time.
3. Precise; exact.
4. Confined to or having the nature of a point in space.
5. Linguistics. Of, related to, or being the verbal aspect that expresses momentary action or action considered as having no temporal duration.

[Middle English, sharp-pointed, from Medieval Latin pūnctuālis, from Latin pūnctum, point, from neuter past participle of pungere, to prick. See pungent.]

punctuality punc'tu·al'i·ty (-ăl'ĭ-tē) or punc'tu·al·ness (-əl-nĭs) n.
punctually punc'tu·al·ly adv.

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

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IN BRIEF: On time.

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

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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