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at a fixed time

[æt ə fɪkst taɪm]
adverbial phrase
em hora marcada / em horário fixo
1. at a predetermined or scheduled time; at an appointed hour
The meeting is scheduled at a fixed time every Monday.
A reunião está marcada em hora fixa toda segunda-feira.
2. punctually; at a specific predetermined moment
The bus arrives at a fixed time, so we should not be late.
O ônibus chega em horário fixo, então não devemos nos atrasar.
Synonyms
at a set timeat an appointed timeat a scheduled timeat a predetermined timepunctually
Antonyms
at randomunpredictablyat an indefinite timesporadically

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
em hora marcada / em horário fixo
most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
Portugal
numa hora marcada / a uma hora fixa
slightly more formal phrasing in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

on time
like clockwork
at the appointed hour
on the dot
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