按时

按時

ànshí

adverb HSK 4 #6,713

Meanings

1 on time
2 on schedule
3 punctually

Characters

according to; to press

According to + time = on time, according to the scheduled time.

Examples

请按时交作业。

Qǐng àn shí jiāo zuòyè.

Please hand in homework on time.

飞机按时起飞了。

Fēijī àn shí qǐfēi le.

The plane took off on schedule.

他总是按时上班。

Tā zǒngshì àn shí shàngbān.

He always goes to work on time.

Tips

usage

准时 (zhǔnshí) means punctually/on the dot. 按时 emphasizes following a schedule, while 准时 emphasizes being precise.

Stroke Order

按 àn

时 shí