How to Use punctual in a Sentence

punctual

adjective

• Here are the most punctual airlines and airports of 2022 -- and a lot of them are in the US.
  — Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 7 Jan. 2023
• Ask guests to be punctual and wrap it up quickly (tip: set a time for the event to end, not just start).
  — Essence, 18 Nov. 2021
• Tuitoti capped the play with a punctual spike in the back of the end zone, as his teammates crowded around him.
  — Aaron Heisen, oregonlive, 12 Nov. 2022
• Tokyo boasts the world’s most punctual network of trains and subways.
  — Clay Chandler, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2022
• This is a day to go out of your way to be punctual and professional.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 21 Nov. 2020
• On the other side of the spectrum, the Hawaiian Airlines Network was the most punctual, with flights arriving on time 87.5% of the time.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2021
• Iberia, the flag carrier of Spain, was the fifth most punctual global airline.
  — Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2024
• But none of these insects, whether punctual or early, are marking the passage of time.
  — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 5 Apr. 2024
• Three of Britain’s four most punctual rail firms are concessions.
  — The Economist, 15 Aug. 2019
• And as inbound tourism recovers, Haneda – which has been crowned the world’s most punctual mega-airport – hopes to ride that wave.
  — Emi Jozuka, CNN, 27 Apr. 2023
• Meaning: In a warming world, the prompt and punctual Austrians might take a siesta.
  — Washington Post, 27 June 2019
• Marrisa, who is always punctual, arrived first and had to wait a few minutes for André, who was tied up at work.
  — Vijai Nathan, Washington Post, 9 June 2022
• Now, a new report is here to spotlight which airports are more punctual than others.
  — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2023
• Delta Air Lines was the most punctual carrier in the United States in 2022, a recent report revealed.
  — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2023
• The Parks and Recreation cookbook will be available in late June, but fans can be prepared and punctual by preordering it now.
  — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2023
• El Al is, putting it charitably, not quite in the same category, and is one of the world’s least-punctual airlines.
  — Spencer Jakab, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2020
• Joseph and Jeannine wondered why they weren’t notified when their punctual son missed two days of work with no warning.
  — Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2022
• Kyle said being punctual is part of how Gannon operates as a coach.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2023
• Their first meeting ran over schedule by 10 minutes—a huge deal for the famously punctual Queen.
  — Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, 12 Aug. 2020
• By comparison, 68 and 79 percent of buses were punctual on the first and second day last year.
  — James Vaznis, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2022
• Owen is always kind, punctual, willing to help his classmates and his teacher.
  — Charlene Paparizos, cleveland, 1 Nov. 2019
• Joseph and Jeannine couldn’t understand why they hadn’t been contacted when their punctual son missed two days of work.
  — Kiera Feldmanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2022
• If punctual budgets were the goal, Proposition 25 has worked.
  — John Myers, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2021
• That's everything from being punctual, helping to set up the nets and being someone people can talk with at ease.
  — Douglas Clark Usa Today Ventures Events, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2022
• Patricia, 78, was punctual, no-nonsense and to the point, her family said.
  — Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2020
• Louis responded with references to prove 16 years of punctual rent payments, to no avail.
  — WIRED, 16 Jan. 2023
• Kallay said Sledge was a good employee who was always punctual and that everybody liked.
  — Peter Krouse, cleveland.com, 6 June 2019
• Likewise, the Media/Elwyn line went from being punctual 56 percent of the time to 95 percent in that time period.
  — Jason Laughlin, Philly.com, 3 Nov. 2017
• In today’s world, sometimes being punctual can mean the difference between nabbing your dream job or being left in the dust.
  — Brittany Vincent, CNN Underscored, 3 Aug. 2020
• Someone can be a punctual employee at one job and still steal from the cash register at another.
  — Nicole Bedera, Time, 2 June 2022

Last Updated: 30 Oct 2024