| ADVERB | all | on time, punctually | at the expected time |
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| ADJECTIVE | all | on time, punctual | acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed |
| all | on time | payable in installments within a designated period of time |
| Meaning | Acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed. | |
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| Synonym | punctual | |
| Narrower | prompt | According to schedule or without delay |
| timely | Before a time limit expires | |
| Opposite | unpunctual | not punctual |
| Spanish | puntual | |
| Catalan | puntual | |
| Meaning | Payable in installments within a designated period of time. | |
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| Example | "we were short of cash, so we purchased our refrigerator on time" | |
| Broader | due | owed and payable immediately or on demand |
| Meaning | At the expected time. | |
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| Example | "she always arrives on time" | |
| Synonym | punctually | |
| Spanish | debidamente, puntualmente | |
| Catalan | degudament, puntualment | |
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