in time

in time

See also: intime and intimé

English

Prepositional phrase

in time

1. At or before the time assigned.

   If I don't leave now, I won't get to work in time.

2. (with for) Sufficiently early.

   You've got here in time for tea — I was just making some.

   • 2014 June 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891:

     But out of sight is out of mind. And that […] means that many old sewers have been neglected and are in dire need of repair. If that repair does not come in time, the result is noxious and potentially hazardous.

3. As time passes.

   In time, it got easier to deal with her death.

4. In rhythm.
5. (in time with) At the same rhythm as.
   • 1994, Stephen Fry, The Hippopotamus Chapter 2

     The door of the twins' room opposite was open; a twenty-watt night-light threw a weak yellow glow into the passageway. David could hear the twins breathing in time with each other.

6. (music) In the correct tempo.

Synonyms

• (at or before the time assigned): early, on time, promptly
• (sufficiently early (for)):
• (as time passes): as time goes by, over time, with the passage of time, with the passing of time

Antonyms

• (at or before the time assigned): behind time, late
• (sufficiently early (for)): late, too late
• (as time passes): all at once, never

Derived terms

• a stitch in time, a stitch in time saves nine
• just in time
• in time with

Translations

at or before the time assigned

Arabic: Gulf Arabic: بالوكت‎ (b-il-wakt) Bashkir: ваҡытында (vaqıtında), һуңламай (huŋlamay) Catalan: a temps Esperanto: ĝustatempe Finnish: ajoissa (fi) French: à l'heure (fr), à temps (fr), en temps et en heure (fr) Galician: a tempo German: rechtzeitig (de) Hungarian: időben (hu), időre Irish: in am Italian: in tempo Latin: temporī (la), tempore (la) Norwegian: Bokmål: i tide, tidsnok Nynorsk: i tide, tidsnok Polish: na czas (pl), o czasie (pl) Portuguese: a tempo (pt) Romanian: la timp Russian: во́время (ru) (vóvremja), своевре́менно (ru) (svojevrémenno) Spanish: a tiempo (es) Turkish: vaktinde (tr), zamanında (tr) Welsh: mewn pryd

sufficiently early (for something)

Catalan: a temps Czech: včas (cs) Esperanto: ĝustatempe Finnish: sopivasti (fi), sopivaan aikaan French: à temps (fr) German: rechtzeitig (de) Hungarian: időben (hu), idejében Irish: in am Polish: w samą porę, w sam czas (pl) Portuguese: a tempo (pt) Russian: как раз (ru) (kak raz) Spanish: a tiempo (es)

as time passes

Arabic: مَعَ الْوَقْت‎ (maʿa l-waqt) Gulf Arabic: مع الوكت‎ (maʕa l-wakt) Dutch: mettertijd (nl) Finnish: ajan mittaan French: avec le temps German: (please verify) mit der Zeit Hebrew: עִם הַזְּמָן‎ (im hazmán) Hungarian: idővel (hu) Irish: le himeacht aimsire Italian: con l'andare del tempo Polish: z czasem (pl) Russian: со вре́менем (ru) (so vrémenem) Spanish: con el pasar del tiempo

in rhythm

Finnish: tahdissa French: en rythme German: im Takt Polish: w rytmie Portuguese: no tempo, no ritmo Spanish: al compás

at the same rhythm as (with someone/something)

Finnish: tahdissa, samassa tahdissa French: en rythme German: Im Takt Spanish: al compás

music: in the correct tempo

Finnish: tahdissa French: en rythme German: (please verify) im Takt Italian: a tempo Spanish: al paso

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