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# punctuality

«punctuality» in Mova's school dictionary: **being on time, not late** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (punctuality — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

Punctuality is being on time, not late. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punctuality/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In school reports and rules it is praised: good attendance and punctuality. In jobs, trains and buses it is a measure of how often they arrive on time. In maths it appears in time problems with start and arrival times.

### examples

- Punctuality is important at school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punctuality/#x1)
- The report praised her punctuality. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punctuality/#x2)
- The bus company is known for punctuality. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punctuality/#x3)
- Good punctuality means you arrive by 8:45. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punctuality/#x4)
- Dad values punctuality and is never late. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punctuality/#x5)
- Punctuality shows respect for others. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punctuality/#x6)
- The class won a prize for punctuality. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punctuality/#x7)
- (formal) Pupils are expected to observe strict punctuality. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punctuality/#x8)

### note

Uncountable. Adjective: punctual; adverb: punctually. Spelling: punc-tu-al-i-ty. Do not confuse with «punctuation» (commas, full stops). In time problems: if school starts 8:50 and you arrive 8:55, you are 5 minutes late.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «punctuality» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punctuality/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.