on schedule

phrase

: at the time expected : on time
The bus arrived on schedule.

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Maintaining that strength requires a robust industrial base that delivers new ships on schedule and keeps America’s existing vessels afloat. Matt Reisener, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2026 The question is whether the post-closing company can afford to do all of it while servicing that debt, integrating two enormous businesses, achieving the synergies its financing assumes, funding streaming and deleveraging on schedule. Joseph M. Singer, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026 For now, Burning Man remains on schedule, but travelers should expect possible smoke impacts, heavy traffic and changing conditions as Northern Nevada continues recovering from one of the region's most destructive wildfires of the summer. James Ward, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 The 27 Starlink satellites, meanwhile, kept traveling to low Earth orbit aboard the Falcon 9's upper stage, deploying on schedule just under 62 minutes after launch. Mike Wall, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for on schedule

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“On schedule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20schedule. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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