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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

The difference between 'in time' and ' on time'.

Hi all!

Please, I'd like to know the difference between saying for example:

We went there in time.

We went there on time.

Thank you

  

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anonymous We went there in time. This would indicate that you arrived early enough to do something, or perform some action, while if you had arrived later it might have been too late to do it. anonymous We went there on time.

  • anonymous We went there in time.
  • This would indicate that you arrived early enough to do something, or perform some action, while if you had arrived later it might have been too late to do it.
  • anonymous We went there on time.
  • This would indicate that that you arrived at a previously specified or agreed-upon time.
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anonymousWe went there in time.

This would indicate that you arrived early enough to do something, or perform some action, while if you had arrived later it might have been too late to do it.

anonymousWe went there on time.

This would indicate that that you arrived at a previously specified or agreed-upon time.

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Thank you very much for your clarification.

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