on the dot

idiom

informal
: exactly at a particular time
She arrived at 3 o'clock on the dot.
I expect you to be here on the dot of 5.

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Dwyer Both parties claim victory The Indiana Republican Party at 8 p.m. on the dot already sent out a news release claiming victory for Braun. Brittany Carloni and Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2024 Then, at 9 p.m. on the dot, attendees were ushered into a cavernous aircraft hangar, which had been transformed for the night into a lavish dining room, with tables draped in gold silks and teeming floral centerpieces that hid buckets stocked with Champagne on ice. Liam Hess, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2024 Sure, train arrivals every eight minutes on average don’t imply every eight minutes on the dot. Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 18 Jan. 2024 The beautiful Venus moves into blazing Aries at 12:00 am EDT on the dot, reinvigorating our social interactions and introducing modern forms of revenue. Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on the dot 

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“On the dot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20dot. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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