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in the semester vs of the semester

Both 'in the semester' and 'of the semester' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'In the semester' is used to refer to something happening or existing during the time frame of a semester, while 'of the semester' is used to indicate possession or relationship to the semester.

Last updated: March 28, 2024 • 784 views

in the semester

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to something happening or existing during the time frame of a semester.

Use 'in the semester' when you want to describe an event, activity, or situation that occurs within the duration of a semester.

Examples:

  • I have three exams in the semester.
  • She will be studying abroad in the semester.
  • We have a project due in the semester.
  • Too late in the semester to drop.
  • Provisions were reduced in the semester, reflecting an improving credit trend.
  • I know it's a little late in the semester, but I think I'm all caught up.
  • Altogether in the semester the passengers of the ferries and the cruises are piled to beyond 1,4 million unit (+9%).
  • On the whole, the increase of the traffic fleeting on ferries in the semester is of total +2.4% with 318,749 transits. The traffic cruises has suffered instead of the reduced number of ports of call and it has been attested to 16.900 passengers.
  • It dates back at 80 million € Indicative annual cost of the incentives in the semester for photovoltaic systems other than those integrated and concentration.
  • There's like a month left in the semester.
  • It's early in the semester, you'll make it up.
  • In particular, the Commission's assessment of progress in the field of the judiciary and fundamental rights in March will be very important as regards the possible closing of Chapter 23 later in the semester.
  • And later in the semester, we can try to get rid of you.
  • The AGS applies to the EU as a whole, but will be translated into Country-Specific Recommendations later in the Semester.
  • Looking wider, it is in the Semester that monitoring of the Stability and Growth Pact and macroeconomic surveillance can join up with the Europe 2020 Strategy and the Integrated Guidelines.
  • The curricula in the semester course are the same; thus you can change the course location any time you want and you will make the most of your stay in Italy.

Alternatives:

  • during the semester
  • throughout the semester
  • within the semester
  • over the semester
  • across the semester

of the semester

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate possession or relationship to the semester.

Use 'of the semester' when you want to show ownership, belonging, or connection to the semester.

Examples:

  • The final grades of the semester were posted.
  • The best memories of the semester were captured in the yearbook.
  • The events of the semester shaped my college experience.

Alternatives:

  • belonging to the semester
  • associated with the semester
  • pertaining to the semester
  • related to the semester
  • connected to the semester

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