difference between ''in time'' and ''on time''

0"on time" - there is an expected time. We are meeting friends for dinner at 7. I hope we will be on time and we don't make them wait for us.02br
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00"in time" - there is a deadline. If we are past this deadline, we will miss the chance to do something. The show starts at 8 p.m. and no one is admitted after the show starts. I hope we will make it to the theater in time.0

Jackson6612What is the difference between in time and on time?

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differences between in time and on time

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Jackson6612What is the difference between in time and on time?

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In time = before you are late, with spare time
On time= punctual, specific time

'In time' means to be at the edge of the specified time, with no spare time left. For e.g., "I reached the station in time, just to see the engine turning on."
'On time' means to punctual, with spare time left. For e.g., "I reached the station on time, packed my food from Comesum and then boarded the train."

It's the other way around see :http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-grammar-prepositions-in-time-v-on-time.htm

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What is the difference between on time and in time?"
"What is the difference between in the end and at the end?"
Michael Swan’s excellent Practical English Usage (Oxford University Press), provides a succinct answer to both of these questions:
"On time = at the planned time; neither late nor early:

Hi Doris
Thank you for explaining the difference between "in time" and "on time" I found the references you provided very helpful.
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