定 刻(ていこく)

ていこく

noun

scheduled time; fixed time

1. scheduled time; fixed time; appointed time

The predetermined or officially scheduled time for something to happen, especially for transport departures, meetings, or events.

電車(でんしゃ)は定刻(ていこく)どおりに来(き)た。

The train arrived on schedule.

飛行機(ひこうき)は定刻(ていこく)より三十分(さんじっぷん)遅(おく)れた。

The plane was thirty minutes behind schedule.

会議(かいぎ)は定刻(ていこく)に始(はじ)まりますので、遅(おく)れないようにしてください。

The meeting will start at the scheduled time, so please don't be late.

Usage

A formal word commonly used in transportation (trains, flights, buses) and business settings. Japanese trains are famous for their punctuality, so 定刻(ていこく)どおり (on schedule) is the expected norm.

Common collocations

定刻(ていこく)どおり (on schedule, on time)
定刻(ていこく)に到着(とうちゃく)する (to arrive on schedule)
定刻(ていこく)より遅(おく)れる (to be behind schedule)
定刻(ていこく)発(はつ) (departing on time)

Similar words

時間(じかん)どおり: on time — more casual
予定(よてい)時刻(じこく): scheduled time — more descriptive

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