in time

prep_phrase, noun — 8 senses

in time

prep_phrase
1

At or before the time assigned.

  • I would have died had I not been gottten to hospital in time.
2

With for Sufficiently early.

  • You've got here in time for tea — I was just making some.
  • 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.2014 June 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891:
3

As time passes.

  • In time, it got easier to deal with her death.
4

In rhythm.

  • Am I in time with the music)?
5

With with At the same rhythm as.

  • 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.1994, Stephen Fry, chapter 2, in The Hippopotamus:
6

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music In the correct tempo.

  • Am I playing in time?
Synonyms
early, on time, promptly, as time goes by, over time, with the passage of time, with the passing of time, into time, unto time
Antonyms
behind time, late, too late, all at once, never
Derived terms
a stitch in time saves nine, in time with, just in time, stitch in time

in time

noun
1

Broadcasting, Media Synonym of inpoint.

2

UK, Childish The time when pupils are expected to re-enter the school for lessons.

Related terms
in one's own time

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