in time to

idiom

: in a way that matched the speed of
We clapped in time to the music.

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While Microsoft, Google, Meta, and others have quickly embedded generative AI into their computing platforms and enhanced their software services, critics have questioned whether Amazon can resolve its technical and organizational struggles in time to compete with its rivals. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025 TikTok and creators on the app filed lawsuits against the federal ban days after it was approved, and the federal appeals court upheld the ban in December, as both the plaintiffs and government asked for a ruling in time to appeal it before the law took effect. Alison Durkee, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 Dobbins returned from a four-game absence just in time to pick up the slack, but the Chargers’ leading rusher appeared to tweak an ankle in Sunday’s regular-season finale with the Las Vegas Raiders. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025 Jurassic Quest Locals can go back in time to when dinosaurs roamed the Earth at Jurassic Quest. Rancho Santa Fe Review, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for in time to 

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“In time to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20time%20to. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.

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