Synonyms of 'on the nail'

idiom

immediatelyDictionary, promptly, at onceShe insisted her lodgers pay her every Friday, on the nail.

immediately

She answered his letter immediately.

promptly

We left the hotel promptly at seven.

at once

I must go at once.

straight away

without delay

punctually

My guests arrived punctually at eight.

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Additional synonyms

at once

immediately

now

right now

straight away

without delay

without hesitation

forthwith

this (very) minute

pronto (informal)

this instant

straightway (archaic)

posthaste

tout de suite

promptly

If you do something promptly at a particular time, you do it at exactly that time.

We left the hotel promptly at seven.

punctually

on time

spot on (informal)

bang on (informal)

on the dot

on the button (US)

on the nail

punctually

My guests arrived punctually at eight.

dead on

on time

at the right time

to the minute

bag on (time) (informal)

Nearby words of 'on the nail'

on the market
on the mend
on the move
on the nail
on the outside looking in
on the part of
on the point of something
All ENGLISH synonyms that begin with 'O'

Source

Thesaurus for on the nail from the Collins English Thesaurus

Dictionary definition

(of payments ) at once (esp in the phrase pay on the nail )

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