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Background: Immunization is the basic right for children to provide immunity to babies and children avoiding certain diseases. Immunization was optimally beneficial when given complete within the specified time period. The facts showed many parents do not immunize their children on schedule and tend delayed. The indicators of immunization program also only emphasize completeness rather than on timeliness immunization. Purpose: The study objectives was analysing the timeliness of complete basic immunization for children aged 12 to 23 months. Methods: An observational study with mix-method design and cross-sectional approach. Population are all children aged 12-23 months in Semarang City, and sample of 689 children randomly determined from all PHC. Information about reasoning for incomplete and inaccurate immunization was carried out by in-depth interviews with six mothers as key informants. Immunization status was obtained from MCH Handbook. Result: As many as 98.25% children have received basic immunization, although not all complete. Measles immunization was the most immunization that has not been received by children (13.35%), followed Polio-4 (8.27%) and DPT / HB / HiB-3 (7.4%). Immunization of HB-0 was a most timely immunization given (96.28%), followed by DPT / HB / HiB-3 (90.13%) and Polio-4 (85.44%). Measles immunization was the least timely (56.96%), followed by BCG (38.50%). Parents consider late immunization was no matter compared to not immunization. The source of information about immunization was generally obtained from health workers and cadres. Conclusion: Factors of understanding and socio-cultural were related to practicing of children immunization.