in time
Idioms- at this point (in time)
- in due time
- in good time
- in the nick of (just in) time
- on time
- stitch in time
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Before a time limit expires, early enough, as in His speech begins at eight, so we've arrived in time . It is often put as in time for , as in Please come in time for dinner . [Second half of 1400s] Also see in good time .
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Eventually, within an indefinite period, as in In time you'll see that Dad was right . [c. 1450] Also see in due course .
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In the proper musical tempo or rhythm, as in It's important to dance in time to the music . [c. 1700]
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Example Sentences
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It is a gamble that fusion power, which no company or researcher has yet delivered, can be built in time to meet the artificial-intelligence boom’s growing power requirements.
“But if the system stalls at all or remains further off the coast, the heaviest rainfall may be pushed back in time where precipitation may continue into next Friday or beyond,” the weather service said.
From Los Angeles Times
Lee testified over the summer that he arrived at the restaurant in time for a dessert of bird’s nest soup, tasting it and deciding he did not like it.
From Los Angeles Times
As well as becoming much colder generally in time for Christmas it will probably be quite cloudy with showers developing over the North Sea and affecting eastern areas.
From BBC
He organised more walks and in time this became his full-time job.
From BBC
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