on schedule

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punctual adj.
on time adv.

ADJECTIVE

punctual

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dependable expeditious

WEAK

accurate careful conscientious conscionable constant cyclic early exact fussy heedful in good time meticulous on the button on the dot on the nose painstaking particular periodic precise prompt punctilious quick ready recurrent regular reliable scrupulous seasonable steady strict timely under-the-wire

Antonyms

WEAK

late tardy

ADVERB

on time

Synonyms

WEAK

dependable not delayed not late prompt punctual punctually reliable timely without delay

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on schedule

Brent Mayo, whom OpenAI hired from Elon Musk’s xAI earlier this year, reports to Ruddarraju and is responsible for helping ensure the company’s computing projects are completed on schedule.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

The distribution arrives on schedule and the charity gets its money.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

"The spacecraft is in great shape, and we're on schedule to resume sustained thrusting with the solar-electric propulsion system later this fall."

From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026

Singh and his wife have already borrowed thousands from family members to keep the rebuild on schedule and spent hours on the phone with their mortgage company.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

He was tired of being the fixer, making certain the assignment went off on schedule in order to maintain Archie’s big shot reputation.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

on schedule

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