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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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"Make it in time" vs. "Make it on time"

What is the difference, if any, between "make it in time" and "make it on time"?

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Anonymous What is the difference, if any, between "make it in time" and "make it on time"? Thanks! 'on time' means 'punctual.

  • Anonymous What is the difference, if any, between "make it in time" and "make it on time"?
  • Thanks!
  • 'on time' means 'punctual.
  • I always reach school on time.
  • ''in time' means 'not late' .
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AnonymousWhat is the difference, if any, between "make it in time" and "make it on time"?

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'on time' means 'punctual.

I always reach school on time.

''in time' means 'not late'. I arrived in time to catch the train/bus/plane.
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'In time' implies urgency as well as doubt about reaching the objective before time runs out. "If we keep stopping for snacks and bathroom breaks, we won't get to the airport in time."

'On time' implies less urgency and is more often used to describe patterns. "John is always on time for work"
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'In time' refers to the fact that you have to reach the place earlier than the scheduled time. Eg, if your school bus is coming at a certain time, you have to be waiting for the bus earlier than the time it arrives. If it it comes at

7.30 am, you should be there at 7.25am or earlier.

'On time' refers to the fact that you can reach the school, for example, at the time the school
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You can be in time to (do something); you can be in time for (something to happen).
If something happens in time, then in time to or in time for is implied. There's always a reference event or situation with in time, whether it's mentioned in the words of the sentence or you keep it unsaid in your mind.

Otherwise if you

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