The train left station on time.

Meaning: This means that the train departed from the station at the scheduled time.

Choice of Words: Train is a vehicle that carries people or goods along a track. Left means to move away from a place. Station is a place where trains stop to pick up or drop off passengers. On means at or in a particular place. Time means a specific moment or period when something happens.

Alternative Expressions

The train left the station on time.

Meaning: This means that the train started its journey from the station at the exact time that was planned or scheduled.

Choice of Words: Train is a vehicle that moves on rails. Left means to go away from a place. Station is a place where trains stop to pick up or drop off passengers. On time means at the scheduled time. When you put them together, the sentence means that the train departed from the station at the time it was supposed to.

The train departed from the station punctually.

Meaning: This means the same as the first example, but it uses more grown-up words.

Choice of Words: Departed is a more formal word for left. Punctually means exactly on time. When you put them together, the sentence means that the train left the station at the exact time it was supposed to.

The locomotive exited the depot according to the timetable.

Meaning: This is the most complex way to say that the train left on time. It uses words that you might not know, but it is still saying the same thing.

Choice of Words: Locomotive is another word for train. Exited means to go out of a place. Depot is a place where trains are stored and maintained. Timetable is a schedule that shows the times when trains are supposed to arrive and depart. When you put them together, the sentence means that the train left the station at the time it was supposed to, according to the schedule.

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