punctually

1. 1.

   at the expected or proper time

   “she always arrives on time”

   Synonymson time

Questions about punctually

What does punctually mean?

punctually means "at the expected or proper time".

How many syllables are in punctually?

punctually has 4 syllables: punc-tu-al-ly. The stress falls on "tu".

What is another word for punctually?

Close synonyms include on time. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is punctually a common word?

punctually is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.