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# punctually

adverb

«punctually» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. At exactly the right time, not late: «The train left punctually at nine.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punctually/#m1)
2. Regularly on time, every time: «She pays her bills punctually.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punctually/#m2)

### 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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punctually/#x1)
- The bus arrived punctually, so we were not late. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punctually/#x2)
- Please hand in your homework punctually. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punctually/#x3)
- Grandad always arrives punctually for Sunday lunch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punctually/#x4)
- The concert began punctually at seven. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punctually/#x5)
- Swiss trains are famous for running punctually. [tree →](https://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://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).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «punctually» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punctually/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«punctually» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/punctually.html) on Mova free.