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punctual

[puhngk-choo-uhl] / ˈpʌŋk tʃu əl /


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Switzerland is renowned for its extensive and punctual rail network, with frequent services between cities, towns and even villages.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

The bakery runs on its own kind of liturgy: a punctual 10:30 a.m. batch, and a second that might appear anytime between 4:30 and 6, the sort of unpredictability you start building your afternoon around.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025

Not an auspicious beginning to an hour-long conversation with England’s loudest and most punctual band.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

"You could have a route where the trains are really expensive but very punctual... similarly, if there's another station over here where trains are similarly punctual, but almost half the price," Mark adds.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2024

And at half-past three, punctual to the moment, I heard the sound of Beatrice’s car round the sweep of the drive and pull up at the steps before the house.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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