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The Dothraki are not known for their punctuality.

— Magister Illyrio Mopatis ‧ Game of Thrones

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The speaker offers a dry understatement about a people who are not known for punctuality, suggesting they are habitually late. It reads as a wry warning to anyone expecting them on time: patience will be needed, and schedules are a poor guide to when they will turn up.

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