Synonyms for on the dot
| Grammar : Adj, adv |
| Spell : dot |
| Phonetic Transcription : dÉ’t |
Top 10 synonyms for on the dot
- a bit previous
- abruptly
- accurate
- accurately
- advanced
- ahead of time
- alert
- anon
- anticipative
- anticipatory
- apt
- at once
- at short notice
- away
- bang
- before appointed time
- before long
- betimes
- bright and early
- brisk
- careful
- conscientious
- conscionable
- constant
- cyclic
- direct
- double-time
- eager
- early
- early bird
- efficient
- ere long
- exact
- exactly
- expeditious
- expeditiously
- explicitly
- expressly
- faithfully
- far ahead
- fast
- faultlessly
- flat-out
- fleetly
- for a fact
- for certain
- for sure
- forthwith
- fussy
- hastily
- heedful
- hereupon
- immature
- immediate
- immediately
- in a flash
- in a jiffy
- in a New York minute
- in advance
- in every respect
- in good time
- in nothing flat
- in the bud
- in time
- indeed
- instant
- instantaneous
- instantaneously
- instanter
- instantly
- just
- lickety-split
- like a shot
- like now
- literally
- matinal
- methodically
- meticulous
- no mistake
- now
- now or never
- on schedule
- on short notice
- on the ball
- on the button
- on the dot
- on the double
- on the money
- on the nail
- on the nose
- on the spot
- on time
- overearly
- oversoon
- painstaking
- particular
- PDQ
- periodic
- positively
- posthaste
- preceding
- precipitant
- precise
- precisely
- precocious
- preexistent
- premature
- prematurely
- presently
- previous
- prompt
- promptly
- pronto
- proximately
- punctilious
- punctual
- punctually
- quick
- quickly
- quite
- rapid
- rapidly
- ready
- recurrent
- regular
- reliable
- right
- right away
- right now
- rigorously
- scrupulous
- scrupulously
- seasonable
- severely
- sharp
- shortly
- smack-dab
- smart
- soon
- soon afterward
- specifically
- speedily
- speedy
- square
- squarely
- steady
- straight away
- straight off
- straightaway
- strict
- strictly
- suddenly
- summarily
- swift
- swiftly
- the ticket
- thereupon
- this instant
- this minute
- timely
- too soon
- totally
- tout de suite
- truly
- truthfully
- unanticipated
- under the wire
- unequivocally
- unerringly
- unexpected
- unexpectedly
- unhesitating
- unhesitatingly
- untimely
- urgently
- utterly
- veraciously
- vigilant
- watchful
- wholly
- wide-awake
- willing
- with time to spare
- without delay
- without hesitation
Définition of on the dot
Origin :- Old English dott "speck, head of a boil," perhaps related to Norwegian dot "lump, small knot," Dutch dot "knot, small bunch, wisp," Old High German tutta "nipple;" ultimate origin unclear.
- Known from a single source c.1000; the word reappeared with modern meaning "mark" c.1530; not common until 18c. Morse telegraph sense is from 1838. On the dot "punctual" is 1909, in reference to a clock dial face. Dot-matrix first attested 1975.
- As in prompt : adj early, responsive
- As in punctual : adj on time
- As in early : adj sooner than expected
- As in promptly : adv immediately
- As in sharp : adv on time
- As in right off the bat : adv without delay
- As in early : adv sooner than expected
- As in exactly : adv accurately, particularly
- As in immediately : adv at once, right away
Antonyms for on the dot
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