punctual
adjective/ˈpʌŋktʃuəl/
Frequency rank: #15,327 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Arriving or doing something at the arranged time; not late.
Example sentence
Our teacher is always punctual and never keeps us waiting.
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