How to Use in time to in a Sentence

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Definition of in time tonext
  • Bichette was 30 feet down the line and couldn’t get back in time to tag up.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Travel back in time to see what the hottest stars of the decade were up to during the peak of spring in 1981.
    — John Russell, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
  • The doctors just so happened to catch it in time to save him.
    — Brie Stimson, Fox News, 26 May 2024
  • The place drifted me back in time to a tiny seaside eatery in Spain.
    — Jenn Rice, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • This is not a moment in time to play around with learning on the job.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2023
  • The site dropped tons of deals on rugs just in time to warm up your space for fall and winter.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
  • He's been sidelined by injury and worked to get back in time to play in a game.
    — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Each sip transports you deep into the heart of Champagne and back in time to the year the grapes were grown.
    — Kristen Shirley, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2023
  • Hudson was able to get to Chicago in time to meet the team before the start of the series.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 June 2024
  • Just in time to get a head start on your 2024 listening.
    — Vulture, 29 Nov. 2023
  • But the question is, can the Rams’ defense get the ball back in time to give their offense a chance to tie?
    — Andrew Greif, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2024
  • But Capitol pushed back the release date from March 28 to April 2—just in time to leave him out.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Go for a late-afternoon tasting and get back to Hossegor in time to watch the moon rise over the lake.
    — Sara Lieberman, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2023
  • Jeannie’s fingers tapped the sideboard of the car in time to the folk music on the radio.
    — Jill Avery thomas Steenburgh, Harvard Business Review, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Thousands are doing so in time to cast votes in the Nov. 5 election.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Just be sure to come back to Moonraker in time to see the sunset from the terrace.
    — Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Each time a wave came in, the birds would take flight for a few moments, just in time to avoid being swept into the ocean.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2023
  • Scotland's unique Caledonian pinewoods stretch back in time to the last Ice Age.
    — Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 13 Feb. 2023
  • It’s used on current holdings and often has helped the fund sell in time to stay out of trouble.
    — Hank Tucker, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
  • Standing almost on the outfield grass, Cash threw out the runner just in time to extend the game.
    — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
  • The Senate will take it up shortly thereafter in time to avoid a shutdown.
    — Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2024
  • And now, she's brought back that tousled top knot just in time to remind me that my hair and I can chill until the new year.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Young Barry goes back in time to try again and fix it but both heroes still perish.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 17 June 2023
  • Motion City Soundtrack jumps back in time to usher in their new era.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024
  • The two must travel back in time to prevent the destruction of their home, the kingdom of Auradon.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 Mar. 2023
  • That program built her skills in time to start the Universal Jazz Coalition.
    — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Betts then bobbled a Neto grounder but recovered in time to throw to first to end the inning.
    — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The Argentinian rookie could not steer or stop his car in time to miss O’Ward’s stalled car.
    — Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star, 28 May 2023
  • Luckily, the boy’s protectors were able to leap into action in time to save him.
    — Charlie Mason, TVLine, 13 Oct. 2024
  • Ohio State got the ball back with just over a minute left but came up short after quarterback Will Howard tucked the ball and ran with it but didn’t get down in time to call a timeout as the clock expired.
    — Issy Ronald and Jacob Lev, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024

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