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Helen:
I'd not heard that interpretation before. The phrase to me means arrived on time. It was something my parents said in that context and I never questioned it. But I'm wondering if it meant that a train or ship arrived ringing a bell to announce "Hey, I'm here on time or even ahead of schedule, whereas if they were late they would not advertise their arrival.
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