arrive in time
Example Sentences
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"They didn't arrive in time to save lives. Maybe my brother-in-law was alive in those first hours. But they certainly arrived in time to steal," he said angrily.
From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026
To make sure you arrive in time for each wedding, I’d save the price of one round-trip ticket just in case you need to make a costly flight change.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Blinkit now offers the option to order an ambulance in some locations—seeking to fill a vacuum in a country where people can’t count on public ambulances to arrive in time.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
Some Morrisons customers missed out on a traditional Christmas dinner after their online orders did not arrive in time, leaving them to raid their cupboards to cobble together a festive feast.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2024
I began to resign myself to my misfortune and to ask no longer that she be resurrected but simply that I would arrive in time to see her one last time before they buried her.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
