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on the dot
Idioms and Phrases
Exactly on time, as in We had to be there at eight on the dot . The dot in this idiom is the mark appearing on the face of a watch or clock indicating the time in question. It may come from the earlier to a dot , meaning 鈥渆xactly鈥 since the early 1700s but no longer heard today. [c. 1900] Also see on the button .Example Sentences
Emily also says she got phone calls from 鈥渕ultiple family members at nine on the dot鈥, which she found really frustrating.
It鈥檚 almost noon, and JP always says his sugar drops drastically if he doesn鈥檛 eat at exactly twelve on the dot.
There may be a rough idea of what they will play that night, but Lyle will change on the dot.
But Seattle鈥檚 own veterans enjoyed a solid night on the dot to the tune of 59.3%.
Jackson would meet up with Salwasser at 3:30 a.m., sometimes right on the dot, ready to hit the gym for a lift.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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