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Reach an objective, as in We arrived at the party right on time, or It took Harry only a few minutes to arrive at a solution. [Early 1500s]

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They did not arrive in time, so that some of the vessels had sailed, three of which were captured by the enemy.
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Tressan was monstrous ill-at-ease, and his face lost a good deal of its habitual plethora of colour.
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It was near the hour, by the time they got there, when David Arden would arrive from his northern point of departure.
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They were sure that the white troops in Meerut would soon arrive and put an end to the prevalent anarchy.
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