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单词 punctuality
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punctuality
noun[U]
uk
/ˌpʌnk.tʃuˈæl.ə.ti/us
/ˌpʌnk.tʃuˈæl.ə.t̬i/
thefactofarriving, doing something, orhappeningat theexpectedorcorrecttimeand not late:
准时，守时
Punctuality has never been hisstrongpoint.守时从来都不是他的强项。
Aschairof thecommittee, sheinsistedon punctuality.作为委员会主席，她坚持强调准时。
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  • Normally he was asticklerfor punctuality but today he was late.
  • He had alistof the things heneededto do, and punctuality wascrucial.
  • Punctuality is akeyelementfor those whotravelfrequentlyforbusiness.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
At the right time
  • (as) regular as clockworkidiom
  • catch
  • cue
  • on the dotidiom
  • opportune
  • prompt
  • psychological moment
  • punctual
  • regular
  • schedule
  • sharp
  • the time is ripeidiom
  • time
  • timekeeper
  • timekeeping
  • timeliness
  • timely
  • well timed
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(Definition ofpunctualityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

punctuality| Business English

punctuality
noun[U]
uk
/ˌpʌnktʃuˈæləti/us
thehabitofarrivingorhappeningat thetimethat has beenagreed:
There is abonusschemeforemployeeswho show goodperformanceand punctuality.
(Definition ofpunctualityfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpunctuality

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Parking,punctuality, and quality are dummy variables, so the reported elasticities and marginal effects are only approximations.
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Day-to-day problems of attendance,punctualityand absenteeism are also treated to collective solutions.
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Monastic discipline is first and foremost a temporal discipline ofpunctualityand accurate timekeeping.
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Subsidies should instead be linked to better service, particularly regardingpunctualityand frequency of departures, which further reduce overall travel time.
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On the other hand, judging by the recordpunctualityenjoyed by our flights, perhaps we could not have come at a better time.
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Accomplishments are included in the second column only in terms ofpunctuality.
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Low costs, albeit desirable, are not necessarily as important to many shippers (especially line operators) as logistical effectiveness, that is, reliability andpunctualityof service.
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As for the third feature,punctuality, achievements and semelfactives are opposed to accomplishments, activities, and states.
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Speed in the transit, andpunctualityin arrivals and connections, are desirable, are required in this mode of conveyance.
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Punctualityand reliability in payments were vital in building up trust, but the manner in which a merchant conducted himself in public was also important.
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Thepunctualityattribute was defined such that it was not related to frequency of departures.
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To supplement his particular rules concerningpunctuality, cleanliness and avoidance of waste and error, he had a list of forfeits of a more general nature.
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Arsenal workers were thus subject to an array of rules regardingpunctualityand absenteeism.
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For a high frequency service, one could argue thatpunctualityis not important.
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In contrast to synthetic ingressives analytic ingressives are productive and unmarked with respect topunctuality.
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