in time
Before the deadline
In time means before a deadline or with enough time to spare: We arrived in time for the opening.
It also means eventually or after a while: In time, you'll understand why I did it.
In music, in time means following the rhythm correctly: Try to clap in time with the beat.
- eventuallyAt a later time
- on scheduleAt the expected time
- synchronizedOccurring at the same time
- beat the clockFinish before deadline expires
- promptIncite to action
on the dot · sooner or later · metronome · beat · punctual · at last · fall into place · coordinated · rhythm · by and by · finally · cadence · early · catch up · countdown · sooner · harmonious · relief
- time phrasesall day, all night, for now, right now, just now
- time wordsminute, hour, day, now, soon
- Musical Timingmetronome, beat, pulse, tempo, rhythm
- future wordseventually, someday, soon, finally, ultimately
- metaprogramstoward, away from, match, mismatch, options
- time expressionsnow, today, soon, tomorrow, later
in timetoo late
Past the cutoff
late · belatedly · after the fact · behind schedule · overdue
in timeout of time
Past the allowed duration
off-beat · out of sync · out of step · arrhythmic · syncopated
intimate, intimacy, intimation, intimately, intimated, intimates, intimating