单词	punctual
释义	punctualpunc‧tu‧al /ˈpʌŋktʃuəl/ adjective formal Word Origin WORD ORIGINpunctual Origin: 1300-1400 Medieval Latin punctualis, from Latin punctum; ➔ POINT1 Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Dinner is served at seven: please try to be punctual. Michael's a very punctual, reliable worker. Our clients are usually punctual -- you would be too if you were paying $10 a minute. We've always been punctual in paying our rent. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Drew became less punctual, he muffed his lines, and was often replaced by an understudy. He ensures that deliveries are punctual and accounts paid on time. Republicans are more punctual, make lists, dress better. She was absolutely punctual herself, thrifty about her own time. The cities with their canals and punctual trams are among the most pleasant and orderly in the world. They're invariably punctual, because one of their men works there and has been put in funds in advance. They contain punctual alterations of specific texts, and they stage the confrontation between two or more voices. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorsomeone who is always on time► punctual someone who is punctual always arrives or does things when they are supposed to: · Dinner is served at seven: please try to be punctual.· Our clients are usually punctual -- you would be too if you were paying $10 a minute. arriving, happening, or being done at exactly the time that has been arranged SYN  on time:  She’s always very punctual for appointments. the punctual payment of invoices—punctually adverb—punctuality /ˌpʌŋktʃuˈæləti/ noun [uncountable]
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