on the dot
Not a minute late
Exactly at the specified time, not a moment before or after: The train arrived at noon on the dot.
The phrase suggests precision and punctuality, as if a clock hand lands precisely on the dot marking the hour.
She expects you there at eight on the dot.
Perfectly correct, no deviation
- accurateConforming to fact
- spot-onPrecisely correct, informally
- preciseExactly correct, no error
- correctFree from error
right · sharp · unerring · pinpoint · flawless · perfect · meticulous · strict
Timeliness as habit
- timelinessAppropriateness of timing
- clockworkSpring-driven gear system
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- preciseExactly correct, no error
arrival · schedule · appointment · reliable · discipline · synchronized · timekeeper · meticulous
Owed or expected
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- cutoffPoint of termination
- submissionYielding to another's will
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
deliverable · completion · extension · late · early · timeline · schedule · urgency
exact
Perfectly correct, no deviation
correct · right · sharp · unerring · pinpoint · flawless · perfect · meticulous · strict · faithful
promptness
Timeliness as habit
- timelinessAppropriateness of timing
- clockworkSpring-driven gear system
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
precise · arrival · schedule · appointment · reliable · discipline · synchronized · timekeeper · meticulous · organized
due
Owed or expected
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- cutoffPoint of termination
- submissionYielding to another's will
milestone · deliverable · completion · extension · late · early · timeline · schedule · urgency · assignment
- time wordsminute, hour, day, now, soon
- accuracyaccurate, precise, exact, correct, right
- Precision Wordsexact, precision, accuracy, precise, accurate
- time sayingstime flies, time is money, time heals all wounds, time will tell, carpe diem
on the dotapproximately
Close but not exact
roughly · around · about · give or take · more or less
on the dotlate
Not on time
tardy · behind schedule · running late · unpunctual · fashionably late
dot, dotted, dots, punctuality, dotting, dotty, polka-dot, on-time, dottiness