not punctual

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The infernal host are nothing if not punctual.

From Nature • Jun. 3, 2014

I am not punctual myself, I know, but I do like punctuality in others, and waiting, even to be married, is quite out of the question.

From The Importance of Being Earnest by Wilde, Oscar

As a friend, he has not his equal—at least so far as I am concerned; he is certainly not punctual, however.

From A Cabinet Secret by Boothby, Guy Newell

When he was not punctual, he seldom came at all, and a quarter of an hour was considered sufficient to decide the matter.

From Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)

Let us go to table, and if Evarist is not punctual, that is his loss.

From The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni edited with an introduction by Helen Zimmern by Goldoni, Carlo