How to Use on time in a Sentence
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Cargo trucks need to reach their destinations on time; there’s none to lose.
—Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
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Half of renters don't know that paying rent on time can help build a person’s credit score, the survey showed.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 7 July 2026
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Your cousins show up to your birthday parties on time, sober and dressed appropriately.
—Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 30 June 2026
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The couple didn’t want to miss out on time with grandkids growing up and started to look at online ads for apartments.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
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Try our easiest-ever recipe for sheet pan fajitas, which will also help cut down on hands-on time and mess.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 8 July 2026
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When the boat was not returned on time, staff went looking for it and found Josey alone aboard, asleep and wearing a life jacket.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 8 July 2026
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Everything feels in sync, everything feels on time and stuff’s been consistent.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
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Additionally, pay your bills on time and reduce your debt as much as possible.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 2 July 2026
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Taxpayers should still file and pay on time whenever possible.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
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And most trials run very far behind with around 80% failing to meet their enrollment targets on time.
—Kate Vitasek, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
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Let’s usher in a new era of mass transit that serves as many people as possible safely, efficiently, and on time.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
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With automatic payments, just pick a date and dollar amount to make sure your Credit Card gets paid on time.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 10 July 2026
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They are being forced to choose between paying rent on time and paying for their medicine with their increasingly limited incomes.
—Elijah Manley, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026
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The ability to handle large, complex orders accurately and on time.
—Maciej Szymczyk, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
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Often, renters don't even realize that just paying rent on time can help your score, FICO said.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 7 July 2026
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During this period, be sure to pay bills on time and in full and double-check your credit report for any errors or outdated information.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 14 July 2026
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But the switch from an anything goes summer sleep schedule to a morning routine that requires waking up at what feels like the crack of dawn to get to school on time doesn’t help matters, either.
—Parents, 17 July 2026
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To save energy and still see as much as possible, the zoo’s tram and train services are worth using, especially for families or anyone short on time.
—Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
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Two orders placed on Wildberries since the weekend by Reuters reporters were either fully or almost fully fulfilled on time.
—Reuters, NBC news, 24 July 2026
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The 1200 was the first to include call-time tracking and a multiuser phone book, allowing owners who planned to lend their device to set up call limits based on time or cost.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 July 2026
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Compliance initiatives often get judged on whether a project was completed on time or whether a new system was implemented successfully.
—Ryan Padget, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
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Now that competition has brought down pricing, the key differentiator is whether end users can expect payments to consistently arrive on time.
—Moshe Kimhi, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
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In an environment of high interest rates and expensive credit, that gap forces CFOs to rely on credit lines just to pay bills on time.
—Barrett Smith, Forbes.com, 24 Feb. 2026
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Payment history is the largest factor in your FICO® Score, so make every bill payment on time and in full.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 21 July 2026
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Completion bonds are contracts where the bond firm guarantees that a film will be completed on time and on budget, protecting investors, banks, sales agents and distributors.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 July 2026
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Planes, trains and automobiles were incapable of getting the New York Liberty to Texas on time.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026
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Hawley said the Postal Service wasn’t delivering mail on time in Missouri and Kansas for about 75% of parcels.
—Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
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In addition to the transportation delivering care on time, caregivers were also happy with the provided transportation.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026
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Payment history is typically the single most important factor, so consistently paying bills on time is the most reliable way to build and protect a strong score over the long run.
—Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
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Administrators at the school say a shift in focus to technical training and career readiness is paying off, with more students not only staying in school but graduating on time.
—Savannah Peters, Fortune, 13 July 2026
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