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punctually
punc·tu·al P0660600 (pŭngk′cho͞o-əl)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.]
punc′tu·al′i·ty (-ăl′ĭ-tē), punc′tu·al·ness (-əl-nĭs) n.punc′tu·al·ly adv.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | punctually - at the proper time; "she was duly apprised of the raise"duly |
punctuallyadverb promptly, exactly, dead on, sharp, precisely, on time, at the right time, to the minute, bag on (time) (informal) My guests arrived punctually at eight.Translationspunctual (ˈpaŋktʃuəl) adjective arriving etc on time; not late. Please be punctual for your appointment; She's a very punctual person. 準時的 准时的ˌpunctuˈality (-ˈӕ-) noun 準時 准时ˈpunctually adverb on time. He arrived punctually. 準時地 准时地
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Synonyms for punctuallyadv promptlySynonyms- promptly
- exactly
- dead on
- sharp
- precisely
- on time
- at the right time
- to the minute
- bag on (time)
Synonyms for punctuallyadv at the proper timeSynonyms |