punc·tu·al
(pŭngk′cho͞o-əl)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.
[Middle English, sharp-pointed, from Medieval Latin pūnctuālis, from Latin pūnctum, point, from neuter past participle of pungere, to prick; see pungent.]
punc′tu·al′i·ty (-ăl′ĭ-tē), punc′tu·al·ness (-əl-nĭs) n.
punc′tu·al·ly adv.
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| Noun | 1. |  punctuality - the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed timetiming - the time when something happens tardiness - the quality or habit of not adhering to a correct or usual or expected time |
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punctuality
noun promptness, readiness, regularity, promptitude Punctuality has never been my strong point.
Quotations
"Punctuality is the politeness of kings" [Louis XVIII]
"Punctuality is the thief of time" [Oscar Wilde]
"Punctuality is the virtue of the bored" [Evelyn Waugh diary]
"Punctuality is the politeness of kings" [Louis XVIII]
"Punctuality is the thief of time" [Oscar Wilde]
"Punctuality is the virtue of the bored" [Evelyn Waugh diary]
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Translations
دِقَّة المَواعيد
акуратност
přesnost
præcisionpunktklighed
stundvísi
točnost
dakiklik
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punctuality
n → Pünktlichkeit f
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punctual
(ˈpaŋktʃuəl) adjective arriving etc on time; not late. Please be punctual for your appointment; She's a very punctual person.
ˌpunctuˈality (-ˈӕ-) nounˈpunctually adverb
on time. He arrived punctually.
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