in time to

idiom

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

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But Garrett was screened off by Alvarez and unable to apply a tag in time to catch Smith, who slid home for a 5-5 tie. Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 5 June 2025 Still, the No. 2 seed got them in time to dispatch Olivia Gadecki of Australia, 6-2, 6-2, to improve to 6-0 in first-round matches in Paris. Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025 Herzig turned on the game in time to see Reed catch a touchdown pass right before halftime. David Hill, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2025 Since both quasars and galaxy mergers happened far more often in the Universe’s first few billion years, the astronomers essentially had to look back in time to see them. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 21 May 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 11 Jun. 2025.

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