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on the first time vs in the first time

The correct phrase is 'for the first time.' Both 'on the first time' and 'in the first time' are not commonly used in English. The correct preposition to use in this context is 'for.'

Last updated: March 22, 2024 • 855 views

on the first time

This is not a correct construction in English.

This phrase is not commonly used in English. The preposition 'on' is not appropriate in this context.
  • All you football players nailing that Zombies classic on the first time out.
  • Someone that fails on the first time, doesn't have what it takes.
  • All you football players nailing that Zombies classic on the first time out.
  • It is based on the principle of due diligence and focuses on the first time that timber and timber products are placed on the internal market.
  • It is important to mention the current work of IASB in designing a standard on the first-time application of IAS that should facilitate the adoption by EU companies of IAS.
  • Congratulations, Dr. Bryce... on being the first time traveler in history.
  • Put your finger on it the first time you met me.
  • Therefore, the restriction should not apply to articles placed on the market for the first time before that date.
  • Four hours into the deployment, we had programmed the electronic jellyfish to come on for the first time.
  • In Amsterdam the Federal Republic of Germany put on the brakes for the first time.
  • I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead human being.
  • We'll go easy on you the first time.
  • A husband who lies to me and who I'm cheating on for the first time in my life.
  • I feel bad enough about what I did to you on camera the first time.
  • I cheated on Drew for the first time.
  • There was a dragon on your purse the first time we met.
  • Six months ago today, we cheated on Larry for the first time.
  • On the 10th of September last year we turned the machine on for the first time.
  • The Commission recently published the list of special advisers working for it on the Internet for the first time.
  • When they made cannons in the old days, the gunsmith had to sit on it the first time it was fired.

in the first time

This is not a correct construction in English.

This phrase is not commonly used in English. The preposition 'in' is not appropriate in this context.
  • Nov 6, 2017 ... ex. at the first time I lost I went into a rampage in the first time is similar but is used in different context. See a translation.
  • Aug 20, 2014 ... Go to the Desktop Training & Tutorials page and download the At-a-Glance Instructions page. Cataloger's Desktop: Logging in the first time. 4.

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