如约 (rú yāo) — as agreed; as promised; on schedule; punctually

Definition

Idiom meaning 'as promised / as scheduled' — used when someone follows through on a prior agreement or appointment, often as a verb phrase (如约完成, 如约举行).

idiom

as agreedas promisedon schedulepunctually

Examples

如约。
Wǒ men gōng sī rú yāo wán chéng le xiàng mù.
Our company completed the project as promised.
如约。
Tā rú yāo lái cān jiā le zhè cì huì yì.
He came to this meeting as agreed.
如约。
Yùn dòng huì rú yāo zài qiū jì jǔ xíng.
The sports meet was held in autumn as scheduled.

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