punctual

Adjective

• Arriving or acting at the appointed time.
• acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed
  • "she expected guests to be punctual at meals"
  • "he is not a particularly punctual person"
  • "punctual payment"

Adj

• Prompt; on time.
• Of an event, happening at the appointed time.
• Prompt; on time.
• Of a person, acting at the appointed time.
• Existing as a point or series of points.
• Expressing a momentary action that has no duration.
• Periodic; occasional.
• Observing trivial points; punctilious.

Examples

• A truly punctual Scrabble player always starts their turn as soon as the previous one ends.
• Luis is never late; he's the most punctual person I know.
• The management of the above mentioned feed sectors is subject to close co-operation with the Member States through […] punctual expert groups meetings where appropriate.

Synonyms

in time, on time, prompt, punctual, seasonable, timely

Antonyms

unpunctual, overdue, premature

Related Words

meticulous, point, pointwise, punctilious, punctuate, punctuation