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The state of being on time.

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Usage examples (36)
  • As you put into practice the qualities of patience, punctuality, sincerity, and solicitude, you will have a better opinion of the world around you.
  • True, it was half-past four, and he is such a stickler for what he calls punctuality, and has no sympathy with those delays which are inseparable from going out in a new...
  • That time can only be estimated, therefore punctuality is rare and not very important.
  • Thus, although punctuality is respected it is by no means revered as in Canada and the US.
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