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punctual adjective [ ˈpʌŋ(k)tʃʊ(ə)l ]

• happening or doing something at the agreed or proper time.
• "he's the sort of man who's always punctual"
• denoting or relating to an action that takes place at a particular point in time.
Similar: on time, prompt, to/on schedule, in good time, in time, when expected, timely, well timed, on the dot, bang/spot on time,
Opposite: late, early,
Origin: late 17th century: from medieval Latin punctualis, from Latin punctum ‘a point’.


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