ON TIME ?

Hi Daro. Welcome to English Forums.

daro2209PLEASE TELL ME THE DIFFERENCE HERE...

You must reach on time. / You must reach in time.

Regards.

"On time" means to be at a place exactly at the time you

I'm going to disagree slightly with Fandorin.

On time = at or before the specified hour
In time = before a certain event happened.

We were supposed to be there at 10:00, and we arrived on time; however, we didn't arrive in time to see the fight between the boss and his secretary.

Hi Philip. You have made me deem.

On time "not late, at the time expected".
In time "early enough".

The use of reach here isn't idiomatic, Daro. In this sort of sentence, I think reach is usually transitive - the letter must reach me in time, or on time.

For me in time means early enough to achieve its purpose, and on time means at the agreed moment. It would be a little strange to object that something was early and therefore not on time, bu

FandorinHi Philip. You have made me deem.

On time "not late,

By the way, U can see "by time" instead of "on time".

U r welcome whenever u come and whatever u post....

Thank you, Philip.

Lots of grammar books teach foreign students that on time means "dead on time, not early", while in time means "early", just like Fandorin put it. The distinction has never made much sense to me and I think that Philip's explanation is way more sensible. Thanks!