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Meaning/Usage
: The exact time
Explanation
: A dot is seen as a very small target. It is like hitting the very center of a dart board or the bulls-eye. When it refers to time, it means exactly that time not a minute after or before.
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I don't want to be waiting for you, so you'd better be there at three o'clock
on the dot
.
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He's supposed to show up at four
on the dot
. If he is late even a minute, I'm taking off.
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You'd better be here by 1:30, because we're leaving at two o'clock
on the dot
.
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A:
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We have to go to Los Angeles tomorrow. What time should we meet?
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B:
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We have to be at the airport at 4:00 o'clock, so let's meet at two o'clock
on the dot
.
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Other Common Sentences
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Meet me at the bus station at six o'clock sharp.
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Let's meet at the book store exactly at 1:00.
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