PUNCTUAL, PUNCTUALITY, PUNCTUALLY
ADJECTIVES
► BANG-UP honourable, upright, straightforward, punctual → 1865 Eng. dial.
ADVERBS
► ON THE TICK punctually → 1984 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► REGULAR AS THE CLOCK TICKS, AS very punctually and regularly → 1904 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SHARP TIME punctually → 1885 Amer. dial.
NOUNS
► HAWAIIAN TIME a flexible system of time; a disregard for punctuality → 1974 Amer. dial., occasionally derogatory
► INDIAN TIME a flexible system of time; a lack of punctuality → 1963 Amer. dial., usually derogatory
NOUNS – PERSON
► CHARLIE-ON-THE-SPOT a reliable, prompt, or punctual person → 1835 Amer. dial.
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