punctually

«punctually» in Mova's school dictionary: At exactly the right time, not late: «The train left… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

1) At exactly the right time, not late: «The train left punctually at nine.» tree →

2) Regularly on time, every time: «She pays her bills punctually.» tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and school it describes good habits: arriving and handing in work on time. In maths word problems «punctually» tells you there is no delay, so the time is exact. Phrases: «arrive punctually», «start punctually», «punctually at».

examples

• Lessons start punctually at nine o'clock. tree →
• The bus arrived punctually, so we were not late. tree →
• Please hand in your homework punctually. tree →
• Grandad always arrives punctually for Sunday lunch. tree →
• The concert began punctually at seven. tree →
• Swiss trains are famous for running punctually. tree →
• Punctually at eight o'clock my performance closed, for children must go early to bed, and a manager must also consult the convenience of the public. tree →

note

Adjective: punctual; noun: punctuality. Spelling: punc-tu-al-ly (double l). Maths: «arrived punctually at 3:15» means exactly 3:15, no minutes early or late. Not related to punctuation except through Latin «punctum» (a point).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «punctually» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.