punctual
adjective
, -chəl\
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noun
, -chə-lē \
adverb
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immediate, prompt, speedy, timely
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Every few years, a new Taylor Swift album comes blazing over the kingdom of popular song like some celestial event, perfectly punctual and blindingly bright. — Chris Richards, Washington Post, "Taylor Swift keeps getting older without growing up," 27 Aug. 2019 The least punctual time to fly is between 10 p.m. and 10:59 p.m., when the percentage of on-time arrivals drops to a depressing 73 percent. — Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, "Want to avoid airport delays? Don’t fly in the summer," 31 July 2019 Meaning: In a warming world, the prompt and punctual Austrians might take a siesta. — Washington Post, "Melting autobahns, jaguars in pools, naked men on scooters. Europe faces an early summer ‘inferno’," 27 June 2019 For most Tokyoites, the line is an incredibly punctual and efficient transportation system for commuting. — Washington Post, "AP Photos: In the loop: Tokyo from a commuter train line," 7 June 2019 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. 2012These 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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