How to Use on time in a Sentence

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  • Parents can check a school bus tracking app to make sure their child arrived on time.
    — Linda Jacobson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • There’s a $300 late fee if the device isn’t returned on time.
    — Joseph Hernandez august 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Cargo trucks need to reach their destinations on time; there’s none to lose.
    — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
  • Williams’ fastball, into a tight window, was on time and on target.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • He is accused, among the charges, of not filing and paying his taxes on time for four years.
    — Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Half of renters don't know that paying rent on time can help build a person’s credit score, the survey showed.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • There have been almost no carriers in recent years that have gotten back home on time.
    — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Set an agenda, start and end on time, and memorialize what was discussed.
    — Gary Zammit, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Your cousins show up to your birthday parties on time, sober and dressed appropriately.
    — Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 30 June 2026
  • The couple didn’t want to miss out on time with grandkids growing up and started to look at online ads for apartments.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
  • Try our easiest-ever recipe for sheet pan fajitas, which will also help cut down on hands-on time and mess.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 8 July 2026
  • But refs were not asked to add on time for slow goal kicks and throw-ins unless the amount taken was so great that a yellow card resulted.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • When the boat was not returned on time, staff went looking for it and found Josey alone aboard, asleep and wearing a life jacket.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 8 July 2026
  • And there could be more pressure put on the supervisors of those crews to communicate and clear out on time.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Everything feels in sync, everything feels on time and stuff’s been consistent.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
  • Additionally, pay your bills on time and reduce your debt as much as possible.
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • Taxpayers should still file and pay on time whenever possible.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Factory warranties expire based on time or mileage, whichever comes first, so both numbers matter.
    — Emily Mercer, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • And most trials run very far behind with around 80% failing to meet their enrollment targets on time.
    — Kate Vitasek, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The service-line coordinators and support staff keep the room turning over safely and on time.
    — Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Meetings would now start and end on time; that was the first expectation Bob delivered through words and actions.
    — Melissa Daimler, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • And, importantly, everyone can get to school on time without having to climb a cliff face before 9 am.
    — New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Let’s usher in a new era of mass transit that serves as many people as possible safely, efficiently, and on time.
    — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
  • With automatic payments, just pick a date and dollar amount to make sure your Credit Card gets paid on time.
    — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 10 July 2026
  • The review also found the county failed to begin roughly half of its investigations on time.
    — Maddie White, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • Fields has said that one of her campaign priorities if elected would be to pass the next county budget on time, after a six-month delay this year.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
  • Keeping a potty close by will give little ones a better chance of reaching it on time when nature has given up on calling and is pounding down the door.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • At that point, my flight home to Atlanta was still listed on time, but my rideshare driver sagely warned that flights would probably be grounded.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • They are being forced to choose between paying rent on time and paying for their medicine with their increasingly limited incomes.
    — Elijah Manley, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026
  • Two people can use the same GPS and follow identical routes, but one arrives on time while the other does not.
    — Alex Shahidi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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