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For this purpose I determined to keep an account of the voyage, and to write down punctually every thing we performed or saw from day to day, as will hereafter appear.
Christopher Columbus

Meaning of "punctually" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PUNCTUALLY

punctually  [ˈpʌŋktʃʊəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUNCTUALLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Punctually is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES PUNCTUALLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Punctuality

Punctuality is the characteristic of being able to complete a required task or fulfill an obligation before or at a previously designated time. "Punctual" is often used synonymously with "on time". It is a common misconception that punctual can also, when talking about grammar, mean "to be accurate". According to each culture, there is often an understanding about what is considered an acceptable degree of punctuality. Usually, a small amount of lateness is acceptable; this is commonly about ten or fifteen minutes in Western cultures, but this is not the case in such instances as doctor's appointments or school lessons. In some cultures, such as Japanese society, and settings, such as military ones, expectations may be much stricter. Some cultures have an unspoken understanding that actual deadlines are different from stated deadlines; for example, it may be understood in a particular culture that people will turn up an hour later than advertised. In this case, since everyone understands that a 9 am meeting will actually start at around 10 am, no-one is inconvenienced when everyone arrives at 10 am.

Definition of punctually in the English dictionary

The first definition of punctually in the dictionary is in a manner that relates to keeping to arranged times for appointments, meetings, etc. Other definition of punctually is in a prompt manner. Punctually is also precisely; exactly.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUNCTUALLY


actually
ˈæktʃʊəlɪ
contractually
kənˈtræktʃʊəlɪ
eventually
ɪˈvɛntʃʊəlɪ
factually
ˈfæktʃʊəlɪ
habitually
həˈbɪtʃʊəlɪ
homosexually
ˌhɒməˈsɛkʃʊəlɪ
hourly
ˈaʊəlɪ
individually
ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒʊəlɪ
instinctually
ɪnˈstɪŋktʃʊəlɪ
intellectually
ˌɪntɪˈlɛktʃʊəlɪ
intersexually
ˌɪntəˈsɛkʃʊəlɪ
manually
ˈmænjʊəlɪ
mutually
ˈmjuːtʃʊəlɪ
ritually
ˈrɪtʃʊəlɪ
sexually
ˈsɛkʃʊəlɪ
spiritually
ˈspɪrɪtʃʊəlɪ
surely
ˈʃʊəlɪ
unsurely
ʌnˈʃʊəlɪ
usually
ˈjuːʒʊəlɪ
virtually
ˈvɜːtʃʊəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUNCTUALLY

punctual
punctualist
punctuality
punctuate
punctuation
punctuation mark
punctuationist
punctuative
punctuator
punctulate
punctulation
punctule
punctum
puncturable
puncturation
puncture
puncture repair kit
puncture vine
puncture wound
puncturer

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUNCTUALLY

asexually
automatically
biannually
casually
conceptually
contextually
continually
dually
effectually
equally
gradually
ineffectually
perceptually
perpetually
semiannually
sensually
squally
textually
unequally
unusually
visually

Synonyms and antonyms of punctually in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PUNCTUALLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «punctually» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of punctually

Translation of «punctually» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUNCTUALLY

Find out the translation of punctually to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of punctually from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «punctually» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

准时
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

puntualmente
570 millions of speakers

English

punctually
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ठीक समय पर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الموعد المحدد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пунктуально
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pontualmente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যথাসময়ে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ponctuellement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tepat pada masanya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pünktlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

時間通りに
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정시에
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Punctually
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đúng hẹn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சரியான நேரத்திலும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Punctually
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vaktinde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

puntualmente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

punktualnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пунктуально
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

punctual
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εγκαίρως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stiptelik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

punktligt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

punktlig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of punctually

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUNCTUALLY»

The term «punctually» is normally little used and occupies the 110.167 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUNCTUALLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «punctually» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «punctually» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about punctually

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QUOTES WITH «PUNCTUALLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word punctually.
1
Christopher Columbus
For this purpose I determined to keep an account of the voyage, and to write down punctually every thing we performed or saw from day to day, as will hereafter appear.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUNCTUALLY»

Discover the use of punctually in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to punctually and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Never be Late Again: 7 Cures for the Punctually Challenged
Discusses and provides tips to prevent lateness and procrastination.
Diana DeLonzor, 2003
2
English Around the World: Sociolinguistic Perspectives
found that verbs used non-punctually appeared to be less frequently marked for past tense. In Ho's investigation (1986) it was found that 8,725 verbs should, prescriptively, have been marked for past tense. These verbs were subdivided into ...
Jenny Cheshire, 1991
3
Multiplicative Ideal Theory in Commutative Algebra: A ...
M is punctually free ifi the ideals are punctually trivial. Corollary 6.5. The f.g. module III is punctually free of constant rk r (hence projective) iff FT(III) I 0 and F,.+ 1(III) I R. For example, if III is a nonzero ideal of a Dedekind domain, then F1(III) I 0 ...
James W. Brewer, Sarah Glaz, William Heinzer, 2006
4
German Environmental Law for Practitioners
(2) An administrative offence is furthermore deemed to have been committed by anyone who wilfully or negligently, 1. fails to make a notification contrary to § 15( 1) or (3), or fails to make it correctly, completely or punctually; 1a. makes an ...
Horst Schlemminger, Claus-Peter Martens, 2004
5
Georgia Reports
Alexander vs. Troulrnan. In a suit upon a note payable upon time, with intereatfrom date, i_f not punctually pawl, the back interest is recoverable as stipulated damages. If, in the entering up of the judgment, such back interest be not computed, ...
Georgia. Supreme Court, John Erskine, 1847
6
Trow's New York City Directory
FIE BAKERS. FOX & CO., FIE IS xV К К 11 s , 403 MADISON STREET, New York. Gxoroi Fox, WittiAM Lessxls. Ali orden punctually attended to. PLUMBERS. BISHOP & GRADY, HOUSE. SHIP, A STEAMBOAT PLUMBERS, and ...
‎1865
7
Precision Agriculture
value for punctually kriged data is the smallest, but that for the average within 15 m and the pseudo cross-variogram are similar. Co-kriging was repeated using the same cross-variograms but after removing the blue data that was co-located ...
John V. Stafford, Armin Werner, 2003
8
The Story of a Life, 1
I punctually kept my appointment ; it was a very still, hot day — in all the smaller canals, where there were few boats passing to and fro, and no current, the water was covered with scum and filth, unsightly to look upon, and breeding the most ...
Colonel Moyle Sherer, 1825
9
HR Magazine Guide to Managing People
Cope. Creatively. with. the. Punctually. Challenged. By. Diana. DeLonzor. President Bill Clinton, actor Robert Redford and model Naomi Campbell are all reputed members of the better-late-than-never club—one that covers up to 20 percent of ...
Lauren Keller Johnson, 2006
10
Reports of Cases Determined in the Constitutional Court of ...
her attorney, Ssh. the sum of $519, on or before the first January l8IO, and the sum of $519, on or before the first January, 181l,~and lastly the sum of $519,' on or before the first January 1812, without iriterest but with interest, not punctually ...
David James McCord, 1826

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUNCTUALLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term punctually is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How To Change Windows Update Settings in Windows 8 and 8.1
It's important to ensure the updates are punctually installed as many are directly related to current security threats, covering up loopholes that hackers can exploit ... «Notebook Review, Jul 15»
2
Pay power bill punctually, earn cheaper LEDs
LUCKNOW: Consumers with zero arrears pending against them will be given LED (light emitting diode) lights at subsidised rates in Lucknow. LED bulb Rs 400 ... «Times of India, May 15»
3
Buses more punctual, but many do not feel it
A trial to improve bus service reliability has shown that operators are running some of their vehicles more punctually, but commuters seem to need more ... «AsiaOne, Apr 15»
4
Swiss Rail lost CHF 1.9 billion in 2014
In 2014 CFF trains were the most punctual in Europe arriving punctually 87.7% of the time, a 0.2% improvement on 2013. More on this: CFF 2014 annual report ... «Le News, Apr 15»
5
Science says night people tend to be chronically late
"The students who were larks tended to arrive more punctually for their morning lectures," Jarrett reports. "As an owl myself, I thought it was a bit harsh to gauge ... «Business Insider, Apr 15»
6
Tokyo 1964: developing one of the world's best transport systems
A system built 50 years ago, today still carries 26 million people safely and punctually every day and is the envy of many cities around the globe. Back in 1964 ... «International Paralymic Committee, Nov 14»
7
The promise of achche din remains after 100 days of Modi sarkar …
... start of his official tour of Japan seemed to signal a hard-working government, with babus and ministers clocking in punctually and putting in long workdays. «Economic Times, Sep 14»
8
Chronic lateness: That's just me, says reader
How often I have arrived — punctually — at a meeting only to think, “I rushed for this? I could have driven more cautiously, not been so rude to that old guy, not ... «The Seattle Times, Aug 14»
9
Di María and Khedira to leave Real next week
The German could be reprimanded for travelling without the club's permission, although he does plan to report punctually for training on Saturday for a midday ... «MARCA.com, Aug 14»
10
Illah Nourbakhsh on the Future of Robotics
You arrive, jump out, and a Starbot punctually lands to deliver its coffee payload. Consulting the shared family calendar, the car requests permission to leave ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Punctually [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/punctually>. Apr 2024 ».
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