Possible Clues:

• Punctual like Grand Funk Railroad
• Give out up, no? Not of late
• (Of train) not late
• Not late or early (2 words)
• Not the late Timothy in one way
• Punctual like a Grand Funk Railroad album?
• Punctual man engaged by United
• One admits fellow is punctual
• Rice tucked into when lunch could be, when it should be!
• By the bell