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on schedule

on schedule prepositional phrase: on time; at the scheduled time.

Prepositional phrase

  1. On time; at the scheduled time.
    • The bus was on schedule when it left the terminal.
    Synonyms:
    on time
  2. As if on schedule, at the appropriate or expected time.
    • He started recording and - right on schedule - the dogs started barking.

Synonyms of on schedule

Questions about on schedule

What does on schedule mean?
On schedule means on time; at the scheduled time.
What part of speech is on schedule?
On schedule is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on schedule in the dictionary

  1. on remand
  2. on report
  3. on risk
  4. on route
  5. on sale
  6. on schedule
  7. on second thought
  8. on second thoughts
  9. on seen
  10. on serve
  11. on shaky ground

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