| punctual | adj on time, approp v + tepat pd /waktunya, masanya/: I hope you will be ~ for the appointment, saya harap kamu datang tepat pd masanya utk janji temu itu; she’s a very ~ person, dia seorang yg selalu tiba tepat pd waktunya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| prompt | adj 1. carried out without delay, segera: ~ service is guaranteed, layanan segera dijamin; the health authorities took ~ action to control the epidemic, kementerian kesihatan mengambil tindakan segera utk mengawal wabak itu; 2. (of person)a. punctual, approp v + tepat pd waktunya: what could have happened? He’s usually very ~, apakah agaknya yg telah berlaku? Dia biasanya tiba tepat pd waktunya; b. quick to act, cepat, pantas: he was ~ with his answer, dia cepat memberikan jawapan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| point | kami perkara itu; in ~ of fact, sebenarnya: he claims to be an accountant, but in ~ of fact, he is only an accounts clerk, dia mendakwa dirinya seorang akauntan, tapi sebenarnya dia cuma seorang kerani akaun; make a ~ of doing st, memastikan sst: they made a ~ of being punctual, mereka memastikan supaya tiba tepat pd masanya; make it a ~ to do st, sengaja: the operator makes it a ~ not to answer any call after office hours, operator itu sengaja tdk menjawab panggilan telefon selepas waktu pejabat; miss the~, lari dr (sst): his answer totally missed the ~ of the question, jawapannya benar-benar lari dr soalan; not to put too fine a ~ on it, (secara) terus-terang: not to put too fine a ~ on it, I did not think his speech was very good, secara terus-terang saya katakan, ucapannya tdk begitu bagus; off the~, tdk kena-mengena: your remarks are off the ~. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |