[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/punctually.html)

[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / punctually

[← P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/P/)

# punctually

«punctually» in Mova's school dictionary: **At exactly the right time, not late: «The train left…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb

### meaning for a pupil

1) At exactly the right time, not late: «The train left punctually at nine.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punctually/#m1)

2) Regularly on time, every time: «She pays her bills punctually.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punctually/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and school it describes good habits: arriving and handing in work on time. In maths word problems «punctually» tells you there is no delay, so the time is exact. Phrases: «arrive punctually», «start punctually», «punctually at».

### examples

- Lessons start punctually at nine o'clock. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punctually/#x1)
- The bus arrived punctually, so we were not late. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punctually/#x2)
- Please hand in your homework punctually. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punctually/#x3)
- Grandad always arrives punctually for Sunday lunch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punctually/#x4)
- The concert began punctually at seven. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punctually/#x5)
- Swiss trains are famous for running punctually. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punctually/#x6)
- Punctually at eight o'clock my performance closed, for children must go early to bed, and a manager must also consult the convenience of the public. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punctually/#x7)

### note

Adjective: punctual; noun: punctuality. Spelling: punc-tu-al-ly (double l). Maths: «arrived punctually at 3:15» means exactly 3:15, no minutes early or late. Not related to punctuation except through Latin «punctum» (a point).

### Trees and pragmatics

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