punctuality

Roget category 132a

1. Words expressing abstract relations
› 1.6. Time
›› 1.6.2. Relative time

#132a. Punctuality

noun

punctuality, promptness, immediateness.

verb

be prompt, be on time, be in time — arrive on time — be in the nick of time.

adjective

timely, seasonable, in time, punctual, prompt.

adverb

on time, punctually, at the deadline, precisely, exactly — right on time, to the minute — in time — in good time, in military time, in pudding time^†, in due time — time enough — with no time to spare, by a hair's breadth.

phrase

touch and go, not a minute too soon, in the nick of time, just under the wire, get on board before the train leaves the get on board before the train leaves the station.

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