arrive (somewhere) at the stroke of (some time)
arrive (somewhere) at the stroke of (some time)
To reach a destination exactly at a specific hour. You must arrive home at the stroke of 11, young lady. We arrived at the store at the stroke of nine, but the doors were already locked.
See also: arrive, of, stroke
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- arrive (somewhere) (up)on the stroke of (some time)
- arrive on the stroke of some time
- finishing touch(es)
- on the stroke of (some specific time)
- on/at the stroke of eight, midnight, etc.
- at the stroke of (some specific time)
- specific
- stroke of business
- somewhere
- upon