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Behnazzz Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
in time/on time
what is the differen between in time and on time?
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on time = on the exact minute in time = a little bit before or a little bit after the exact time so on time is better than in time
- on time = on the exact minute in time = a little bit before or a little bit after the exact time so on time is better than in time
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on time = on the exact minute
in time = a little bit before or a little bit after the exact time
so on time is better than in time
in time = a little bit before or a little bit after the exact time
so on time is better than in time
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what is the differen between in time and on time?
If you arrive "on time", you have arrived punctually, at the expected time.
If you arrive "in time" ... the implication is that you arrived in time to do something or prevent something.
EXAMPLE:
He arrived in time for dinner.
The police did not arrive in time. (to prevent a crime?)
Will he be her
If you arrive "on time", you have arrived punctually, at the expected time.
If you arrive "in time" ... the implication is that you arrived in time to do something or prevent something.
EXAMPLE:
He arrived in time for dinner.
The police did not arrive in time. (to prevent a crime?)
Will he be her
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"in time = a little bit before or a little bit after the exact time"
I've never heard that meaning used among native American English speakers.
I've never heard that meaning used among native American English speakers.
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