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In or on time

punctual

adjective

arriving or happening at the time agreed on

promptly

adverb

at exactly a particular time

sharp

adverb

at a particular time exactly

in time

early enough

on time

arriving at the correct time and not late

well-timed

adjective

happening at the right time and making something effective

just-in-time

adjective

bought, sent, or produced at the last possible time

prompt

adjective

happening or arriving at exactly a particular time

duly

adverb

at the correct or arranged time

on the dot

at exactly the time that you mention, especially when this is a time that you have arranged

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a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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