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on time vs on the time

The correct phrase is 'on time.' 'On time' is a common expression used to indicate that something is punctual or at the scheduled time. 'On the time' is not a standard English phrase.

Last updated: March 23, 2024 • 1062 views

on time

Correct. This phrase is commonly used in English to indicate that something is punctual or at the scheduled time.

'On time' is used to describe something that is punctual or at the scheduled time.

Examples:

  • The train arrived on time.
  • Please make sure you are on time for the meeting.
  • Ah. So you can be at the church on time.
  • Mr. Baxter, Fiona delivered the statue on time.
  • But just for the record, we were on time.
  • But you came home to me on time.
  • It needed to be finished on time and it is.
  • Look, Charlie always paid on time, no problem.
  • - Do not arrive on time, Thor.
  • She never got me to school on time.
  • She never got me to school on time.
  • That's almost on time for you.
  • Just get him there on time.
  • Stanley, you are marvellously on time.
  • Tomorrow morning, you're back at school on time.
  • I need her onstage, on time, halfway sober.
  • I tried to be there... on time.
  • That's how we keep the trains running on time.
  • - All right, show up on time.
  • Mommy should have been on time.
  • Nice to see you getting the cans out on time.
  • So is getting to school on time.

on the time

Incorrect. 'On the time' is not a standard English phrase.

  • Lawmaking may not be faster and more efficient since the consultation required for the implementing measures impacts on the time it takes to agree the final package.
  • Based on the time that has passed since I think that Edit has serious health problems.
  • Based on the time of death and our drive time, we can create a window after Barrett was murdered, before the body dumped.
  • I hope you're not going on the time stamp on this video.
  • Based on the time you were with him.
  • Based on the time I was with him, I believe Simon Wells is a schizophrenic.
  • Do we have any idea on the time of death?
  • My position as managing partner of my own firm is at stake, and it appears the attorneys I've chosen to defend me against allegations I'm suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder can't seem to agree on the time of day.
  • Can a figure be put on the time needed to produce translations?
  • In many EU Member States there is a shortage of healthcare professionals specialising in the treatment of the disease, which impacts negatively on the time it takes to diagnose and the quality of care given to those affected.
  • Robert Atkins, on the time the voting started,
  • If we receive Parliament's opinion late, then that, obviously, would put pressure on the time available for the proper consideration of Parliament's opinion.
  • I am very pleased that the compromise text requires electricity and gas customers to be provided with individual meters that accurately reflect their actual energy consumption and give information on the time of use.
  • The concept of the average life of the loan is based on the time it takes to retire half the principal of a loan.
  • So, we're all just passengers on the time TRain.
  • So, this is sort of a comment on the time.
  • No studies seem to have focused specifically on the time path of incidence effects.
  • Management depends on the time since ingestion and the severity of the symptoms.
  • The restrictions on the time allowed for teleshopping or advertising channels seem no longer justified given increased consumer choice.
  • Firstly, on the time: we propose a compromise date of 2007 rather than 2008.

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