on time
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.20 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Punctual or according to schedule; at the planned time.
prep_phrase
Punctually or according to the schedule.
prep_phrase
By installments, payments over a period of time.
prep_phrase
By a player's running out of time.
Example Sentences
- "Unless our train's not on time, we'll be home at three."
- "The train arrived on time for the first time this week."
- "A company that makes a fetish of never exceeding the budget invites game-playing and other malarky. It is easy to forget the obvious: that it involves no skill to come in on time and under budget if the schedule and budget are generous enough."
- "My train arrives on time - an eight-car Class 387. A handful of passengers alight, but not too many board - certainly not enough to warrant eight cars."
- "They bought their dining-room furniture on time."
- "Smith beat Jones on time."