acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed; "she expected guests to be punctual at meals"; "he is not a particularly punctual person"; "punctual payment"
If you are punctual, you do something or arrive somewhere at the right time and are not late. He's always very punctual. I'll see if he's here yet. + punctually punc·tu·al·ly My guest arrived punctually. + punctuality punc·tu·al·ity I'll have to have a word with them about punctuality. arriving, happening, or being done at exactly the time that has been arranged = on time (punctualis, from punctum; POINT)