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punctuality

[puhngk-choo-al-i-tee] / ˌpʌŋk tʃuˈæl ɪ ti /
NOUN
readiness
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For a railway company proud of its record for punctuality, this year's disrupted schedule is posing a major challenge.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Aberdeen bucked the trend with a 1% fall but it had the highest punctuality score of all UK airports, according to the CAA.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

The researchers identified one exception to the finding that replying quickly pays off: If a candidate’s response looks like it was AI-generated, the positive feelings associated with punctuality disappear.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

But Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder in September pushed back a punctuality target of 70 percent for long-distance trains to 2029 from 2026.

From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026

It was as if Wall Street had decided to allow everyone to gamble on the punctuality of commercial airlines.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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