idiom · neutral
on the dot
UK/ɒn ðə dɒt/US/ɑn ðə dɑt/on·the·DOT
speakingtask1
Exactly at the stated time.
Examples
“She arrived at 8 a.m. on the dot.”
“The train departs at 6:30 on the dot, so don't be late.”
“He always starts his lectures on the dot.”
Band 8 sentence
“The keynote speaker arrived on the dot and began his presentation without delay.”
Collocations
- arrive on the dot
- at eight o'clock on the dot
Word family
on the dot idiomsharp adverb
Common mistakes
at the dot→on the dot
on dot→on the dot
Say it for a higher band
5exactly→6punctually→7+on the dot
Synonyms
punctually
Easily confused
in time
“I arrived in time to see the beginning of the show.”
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