on schedule

idiom

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

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The final days of the project were fraught with a relentless quest to remain on schedule. Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025 CalFresh users who would normally get their benefits from the first to the seventh of the month should now have funds loaded on their cards, and remaining benefits will be issued on schedule as normal, the county said. Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025 The Falcon 9's upper stage, meanwhile, continued carrying the 29 Starlink satellites toward LEO, where were deployed on schedule about an hour into flight. Josh Dinner, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2025 Instead, the focus is on schedule reductions to regional and domestic mainline flights that do not travel between our hub airports. Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025 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 13 Nov. 2025.

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