punctual
adjective
, -chəl\
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noun
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adverb
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immediate, prompt, speedy, timely
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Kallay said Sledge was a good employee who was always punctual and that everybody liked. — Peter Krouse, cleveland.com, "Homicide victim Carnell Sledge seemed fine hours before he died, co-worker says," 6 June 2019 Martha Stewart was in attendance, punctual and surveying banquet tables littered with chocolates. — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, "Bella Hadid, Karlie Kloss, and Joan Smalls Suited Up in Louis Vuitton Menswear for the Virgil Abloh and Chrome Hearts Dinner," 10 Jan. 2019 Wizz Air was also the least punctual airline flying out of the U.K. in 2017, with flights leaving an average of 23 minutes late; Norwegian Air Shuttle was not far behind, reports The Guardian. — Katherine Lagrave, Condé Nast Traveler, "Flying Around Europe Is About to Get Even Cheaper," 16 Aug. 2018 Some particularly punctual power people are pushing back against all this. — Bob Morris, Town & Country, "Two Blocks Away. Seriously!," 12 Dec. 2012 The top 20 most punctual airlines can be found below. 1. — Condé Nast Traveler, "The World's Most On-Time Airline Is...," 8 Jan. 2018 New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick has made a career out of being detail-oriented and punctual. — Ryan Wooden, ajc, "Patriots coach Bill Belichick is just like most Americans at Christmas time," 22 Dec. 2017 Likewise, the Media/Elwyn line went from being punctual 56 percent of the time to 95 percent in that time period. — Jason Laughlin, Philly.com, "Regional Rail One Year Later: Is SEPTA there yet?," 3 Nov. 2017 An ultra-low-cost carrier will never, ever try to be as punctual as a big legacy airline. — Justin Bachman, Bloomberg.com, "What Do You Want, Cheap Airfare or an On-Time Flight?," 31 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'punctual.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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