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punctually

ADVERB
duly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appropriately correctly deservedly suitably
WEAK
at the proper time befittingly decorously on time rightfully
Antonyms
WEAK
improperly unduly unsuitably
ADVERB
on time
Synonyms
WEAK
dependable not delayed not late on schedule prompt punctual reliable timely without delay
ADVERB
promptly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
directly expeditiously hastily instantly quickly rapidly speedily swiftly
STRONG
pronto
WEAK
PDQ at once fast flat-out fleetly in nothing flat lickety-split like a shot now on the dot on the double on time posthaste right away sharp straightaway unhesitatingly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
slowly
WEAK
late negligently
ADVERB
regularly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
automatically commonly faithfully frequently repeatedly routinely systematically usually
WEAK
conventionally customarily habitually mechanically ordinarily recurrently religiously tirelessly unchangingly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
uncommonly unusually
WEAK
erratically irregularly unevenly
ADVERB
sharp
Synonyms
STRONG
bang right square
WEAK
abruptly accurately exactly just on the button on the dot precisely promptly smack-dab squarely suddenly
Antonyms
WEAK
late

Example Sentences

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Further, these microbes arrived punctually at specific time points throughout the 21-day observation period.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2024

In the email, the worker acknowledged the potential changes "won't be popular" but added services had to operate punctually.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2023

“We split our duties, and Jessica usually takes over the school nights, because she tends to get food on the table more punctually than I do,” he said.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2020

For this purpose I determined to keep an account of the voyage, and to write down punctually every thing we performed or saw from day to day, as will hereafter appear.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2019

According to us they start punctually at ten o’clock.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

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