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that is fine vs That is okay

Both phrases, 'that is fine' and 'that is okay', are correct and commonly used in English. They are interchangeable and can be used to express approval or acceptance of a situation. The choice between them is mainly a matter of personal preference.

Last updated: March 26, 2024

that is fine

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express approval or acceptance of a situation.

It is used to indicate that something is acceptable, satisfactory, or in order.

Examples:

I can meet you at 3 p.m. - That is fine with me.
The quality of the work is fine.
If you're not comfortable with it, that is fine.
The plan is fine as it is.
Everything is fine.

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That is fine, and I think that that should be allowed.
That is fine, but it should also be remembered that the small Member States are often represented in these colleges only as a host country supervisor and that it is therefore important to take proper account of their interests.
If we want to change that rule, then that is fine.
Okay, and I told you, that is fine for now.
We hear a lot about environmental impact, and that is fine.
And of how my body now tells me that is fine and right.
In principle, that is fine, but there is no democratic or judicial scrutiny.
You're not a relationship guy, and that is fine.
Mr Oostlander is opposed to the Dutch practice of tolerance, and that is fine.
If the State Department wants to play along, that is fine, but not a word...
If the majority wants to tackle this issue from that perspective, that is fine.
Look, we dealt with it in different ways and that is fine, we were coping.
All that is fine, but another way of approaching legislative work is also required.
If those are included within Mr Barroso's idea of consolidation, that is fine.
MAN: No, you and Marco, that is fine.
Yes, that is fine, stand there and don't move.
OK, you got something off your chest, and that is fine.
This is a framework directive, and its purpose is not to wish the world all that is fine and good about transparency.
You know, if you think that there is nothing to worry about, then that is fine by me.
If you want to die today that is fine, but you are not going to kill me.

Alternatives:

that is okay
that is acceptable
that is good
that is all right
that is satisfactory

That is okay

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express approval or acceptance of a situation.

It is used to indicate that something is acceptable, satisfactory, or in order.

Examples:

If you need to leave early, that is okay.
The results are okay, but they could be better.
Is it okay if I call you later?
The food was okay, but not great.
I'm feeling okay about the decision.

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That was an actual thing she said, "I don't like to read," as if that is okay.
She's afraid of dogs, and that is okay.
You're a normal kid, and that is okay.
If that is okay with you.
So, she would like to see you again if that is okay with you that she will be leaving.
(Imitates dog growling) (Natalie screams) She's afraid of dogs, and that is okay.
That is okay and is fairly typically for this type of system.
"I don't like to read," as if that is okay.
I thought we were in a different place than we are and that is okay.
If you do not want alcohol, that is okay too.
I mean, if that is okay with you, I want to set the date of marriage... in a couple of days.
And maybe I will thank her for the coupon if that is okay.
If you are feeling not up to it yet as fully as you should, that is okay.
This planet may be a bit of a fixing-it-upper... but that is okay.
Do you really think that that is okay?
What part of that is okay with you?
This is about how we need to realize that all of that is okay.
Some of the leaves have what I now know are freckles, so I know that is okay, but some of the leaves are now turning yellow.
2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Hair loss and its effects There is nothing about hair loss that is okay.
You're saying that in an alternate reality we'd already gotten ourselves into such trouble that you decided that is okay to leave your watch?

Alternatives:

that is fine
that is acceptable
that is good
that is all right
that is satisfactory

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