ADVERB
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within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time
sooner or later you will have to face the facts
in time they came to accept the harsh reality
he longed for the flowers that were yet to show themselves -
without being tardy
we made it to the party in time
NOUN
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in the correct rhythm
the dancers moved in time with the music
How To Use in time In A Sentence
- In wartime, heroes come into being in times of crisis; in peacetime, they come into existence by doing trifles in everyday life.
- THOSE who made the grade and have secured their university places for this autumn will be rushing to get a current account in time for freshers' week. Times, Sunday Times
- Stick on the post, and do the regular perambulation and inspection. To eliminate the hidden trouble in time.
- With check-in times now prolonged because of security issues, traders are lapping up even more business as they tempt us with their trinkets and gewgaws.
- Korsibar in time had been overthrown, and Prestimion's sorcerers had sliced his usurpation out of the history of the world. KING OF DREAMS
- Cheerful competition between strongmen is harmless enough in times of peace. Times, Sunday Times
- Each year one vicious habit rooted out,in time minght make the worst man good throughout.
- In times like these, to stroke the orb's gentle surface was a comfort, yet I fought the urge to wake it from its resting place.
- I worked another 12 hour shift on Sunday, getting home in time to catch the tail end of the Oscars.
- Some of those nearest to him fell naturally into the habit of referring to him as “the King,” and in time the title crept out of the immediate household and was taken up by others who loved him. Mark Twain: A Biography
