punctual

punc·tu·al  (pngkch-l)

adj.

1. Acting or arriving exactly at the time appointed; prompt.

2. Paid or accomplished at or by the appointed time.

3. Precise; exact.

4. Confined to or having the nature of a point in space.

5. Linguistics Of, related to, or being the verbal aspect that expresses momentary action or action considered as having no temporal duration.

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[Middle English, sharp-pointed, from Medieval Latin pnctulis, from Latin pnctum, point, from neuter past participle of pungere, to prick; see pungent.]

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punctu·ali·ty (-l-t), punctu·al·ness (-l-ns) n.

punctu·al·ly adv.

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punctual [ˈpʌŋktjʊəl]

adj

1. arriving or taking place at an arranged time; prompt

2. (of a person) having the characteristic of always keeping to arranged times, as for appointments, meetings, etc.

3. Obsolete precise; exact; apposite

4. (Mathematics) Maths consisting of or confined to a point in space

[from Medieval Latin punctuālis concerning detail, from Latin punctum point]

punctuality  n

punctually  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

punctual - acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed; "she expected guests to be punctual at meals"; "he is not a particularly punctual person"; "punctual payment" unpunctual - not punctual; after the appointed time

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punctual

adjective on time, timely, early, prompt, strict, exact, precise, in good time, on the dot, seasonable He's always very punctual. I'll see if he's here yet.
late, behind, delayed, overdue, belated, tardy, unpunctual, behindhand

Translations

punctual [ˈpʌŋktjʊəl] ADJ → puntual
you're very punctual (now) → llegaste en punto; (usually) → siempre llegas puntual
"please be punctual" → "se ruega la mayor puntualidad"

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punctual [ˈpʌŋktʃʊəl] adj [person] → ponctuel(le); [train, service] → ponctuel(le)

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punctual

adj → pünktlich; to be punctual → pünktlich kommen

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punctual [ˈpʌŋktjʊəl] adj (person) → puntuale; (train) → in orario

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punctual [ˈpʌŋktjʊəl] adj (person) → puntuale; (train) → in orario

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punctual

adj punctual [ˈpaŋktʃuəl]

arriving etc on time; not late Please be punctual for your appointment; She's a very punctual person. stiptelik دَقيق، مُراعٍ للمَواعيد точен dochvilný præcis; punktlig pünktlich ακριβής puntual täpne وقت شناس täsmällinen ponctuel מְדַיֵיק, דָייקַן समयनिष्ट pontos tepat waktu stundvís puntuale 時間を守る 약속한 시간을 엄수하는 punktualus punktuāls; precīzs tepat pd masanya stipt punktlig, presis punktualny pontual punctual пунктуальный presný, dochvíľny točen tačan punktlig ตรงเวลา dakik 準時的 пунктуальний, точний پابند، منضبط đúng giờ 准时的

n punctuˈality [-ˈӕ-]

stiptelikheid دِقَّة المَواعيد точност přesnost punktklighed; præcision die Pünktlichkeit ακρίβεια puntualidad täpsus وقت شناسی säntillisyys ponctualité דָייקָנוּת समय पालन, समय पाबंदी pontosság ketepatan stundvísi puntualità 時間厳守 시간 엄수 punktualumas punktualitāte; precizitāte tepat pd masanya stiptheid punktlighet punktualność pontualidade punctualitate пунктуальность presnosť točnost tačnost punktlighet ความตรงเวลา dakiklik 準時 пунктуальність, точність پابندي، ضبط اوقات sự đúng giờ 准时

adv punctually

on time He arrived punctually. stiptelik في المَوعِد بالضَّبْط точно včas, přesně punktligt; præcist pünktlich ακριβώς (στην ώρα μου) puntualmente, a la hora täpselt سر وقت täsmällisesti à l'heure בְּדָייקָנוּת यथा समय, ठीक समय पर pontosan tepat waktu stundvíslega puntualmente 時間通りに 정확하게 punktualiai precīzi tepat pd masanya stipt op tijd punktlig, presist punktualnie pontualmente la timp пунктуально presne točno taćno punktligt อย่างตรงเวลา zamanında 準時地 пунктуально پابندي سے، بروقت đúng giờ 准时地

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punctual → مُنْضَبِط včasný punktlig pünktlich συνεπής puntual täsmällinen ponctuel točan puntuale 時間厳守の 시간을 엄수하는 punctueel punktlig punktualny pontual пунктуальный punktlig ที่ตรงต่อเวลา zamanında đúng giờ 准时的