on the dot

idiom

informal

: exactly at a particular time

She arrived at 3 o'clock on the dot.

I expect you to be here on the dot of 5.

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Dwyer Both parties claim victory The Indiana Republican Party at 8 p.m. on the dot already sent out a news release claiming victory for Braun. —

Brittany Carloni and Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2024 Then, at 9 p.m. on the dot, attendees were ushered into a cavernous aircraft hangar, which had been transformed for the night into a lavish dining room, with tables draped in gold silks and teeming floral centerpieces that hid buckets stocked with Champagne on ice. —

Liam Hess, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2024 Sure, train arrivals every eight minutes on average don’t imply every eight minutes on the dot. —

Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 18 Jan. 2024 The beautiful Venus moves into blazing Aries at 12:00 am EDT on the dot, reinvigorating our social interactions and introducing modern forms of revenue. —

Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on the dot