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词汇 unpunctual
释义 unpunctual
adjective
uk /ʌnˈpʌŋk.tju.əl/ us /ʌnˈpʌŋk.tʃu.əl/
not arriving, doing something, or happening at the expected or correct time:
The trains were notoriously unpunctual.
They say he is disorganized, unpunctual, and incompetent.
Opposite
punctual
Compare
late
Related word
unpunctuality
He's terribly unpunctual, I'm afraid.
Commuters already have to put up with unpunctual, filthy, and ruinously expensive train services.
You should write to the unpunctual employee, explaining your concerns about his time-keeping, and asking him to attend a meeting.
Many people think trains and buses will become less rather than more punctual, and a large proportion believe they will remain as unpunctual as ever.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Late
about timephrase
be/come/arrive late to the partyidiom
behindhand
belated
delayed
eleventh
in the nick of timeidiom
last
late adopter
late developer
moment
nick
not a moment too soonidiom
overdue
owl
the last minuteidiom
unearthly
unpunctuality
until all hoursidiom
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