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punctual
adjective /ˈpʌŋk.tju.əl/Definition
› arriving, doing something, or happening at the expected, correct time; not late: a punctual start to the meeting He's fairly punctual (= he usually arrives on time).At the right time punctuality
/ˌpʌnk.tjuˈæl.ɪ.ti/
/-ə.t̬i/ noun [U] › Punctuality has never been his strong point.At the right time punctually
/-ə.li/ adverb › The meeting started punctually at 10.00 a.m. At the right time
/-ə.t̬i/ noun [U] › Punctuality has never been his strong point.At the right time punctually
/-ə.li/ adverb › The meeting started punctually at 10.00 a.m. At the right time(Definition of punctual adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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