If something happens punctually, it happens at the exact time that was arranged — the train at 9:00, the class at 10:00, the payment on the first of the month.

If something happens punctually如果某件事是punctually發生的 it happens at the exact time that was arranged意思是它是在約好的準確時間發生的 the train at 9:00像是9點的火車 the class at 10:00 10點的課 the payment on the first of the month或每個月一號要繳的款

It is the adverb of being on time, and it sounds a little more careful and formal than a plain 'on time'. Teachers, offices, and timetables like this word.

It is它是 the adverb of being on time「準時」的副詞 and it sounds a little more careful and formal而且聽起來比單純講'on time'更講究、更正式 Teachers, offices, and timetables老師、辦公室、還有時刻表 like this word都喜歡用這個字

Though actually, people rarely mean 'to the second'. In real life, arriving at 8:58 for a 9:00 meeting counts as punctually; arriving at 9:10 does not. The word is about not being late and not keeping others waiting, not about a stopwatch.

Though actually不過其實 people rarely mean 'to the second'大家很少是指「精確到秒」 In real life現實生活中 arriving at 8:58 for a 9:00 meeting九點的會議8點58分到 counts as punctually就算是punctually arriving at 9:10 does not九點十分到就不算 The word這個字 is about not being late and not keeping others waiting重點是沒有遲到、沒有讓別人等 not about a stopwatch而不是在講碼錶精不精準

You can use it for people (she arrived punctually) and also for things (the bus left punctually).

You can use it for people可以用在人身上 she arrived punctually像she arrived punctually（她準時到了） and also for things也可以用在事物上 the bus left punctually像the bus left punctually（公車準時出發）

It does not mean 'quickly' — a slow worker can still finish punctually if they finish when they said they would.

It does not mean 'quickly'它不是指「快」 a slow worker一個做事慢的人 can still finish punctually還是可以punctually完成 if they finish when they said they would只要他在自己說好的時間完成就行