on schedule

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

Example Sentences

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The discovery reveals how cells keep growth and development on schedule by coordinating a series of carefully timed bursts of gene activity.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

As she recalls in “Big Time: A Simple Path to Time Abundance,” starting on Jan. 1, she devoted around 10 minutes each day to Tolstoy; she finished the book on Dec. 27, right on schedule.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

"It meant that they could continue safely and on schedule, and we can't thank them enough for helping to keep everything on track," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

SpaceX didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment, but essentially, that’s right on schedule.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The first part of the show ran on schedule.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

on schedule

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