on time
See also: on-time
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]on time (comparative more on time, superlative most on time)
Alternative forms
[edit]Antonyms
[edit]Translations
[edit]punctual or according to schedule
Prepositional phrase
[edit]on time (not comparable)
- Punctually or according to the schedule.
- The train arrived on time for the first time this week.
- 1993, Richard Barry, “Budgeting”, in The Management of International Oil Operations, Tulsa, Ok.: PennWell Books, →ISBN, page 331:
- A company that makes a fetish of never exceeding the budget invites game-playing and other malarky. It is easy to forget the obvious: that it involves no skill to come in on time and under budget if the schedule and budget are generous enough.
- 2025 October 15, 'Mystery Shopper', “About Anglia... and high scores”, in RAIL, number 1046, page 53:
- My train arrives on time - an eight-car Class 387. A handful of passengers alight, but not too many board - certainly not enough to warrant eight cars.
- By installments, payments over a period of time.
- They bought their dining-room furniture on time.
- (chess) By a player's running out of time.
- Smith beat Jones on time.
Synonyms
[edit]Translations
[edit]punctually
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by installments
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