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when i arrived at class vs when i arrived in class

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'When I arrived at class' is used when referring to the physical location of the class, while 'When I arrived in class' is used when talking about being inside the classroom.

Last updated: March 21, 2024 • 6209 views

when i arrived at class

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to the physical location of the class.

This phrase is used to indicate the moment of arrival at the place where the class is held.

Examples:

  • When I arrived at class, the teacher was already there.
  • I was late because of traffic, so when I arrived at class, everyone was already seated.
  • Nov 16, 2017 ... Once or twice, though, I learned a rough, painful lesson when I arrived at class: no matter how good my translations were, it didn't matter ...
  • Jan 1, 2018 ... When I arrived at class, problems with divisors of 5 and 2 were still on the board from the math talk that Sara had led the day before. The ...
  • Jun 26, 2009 ... ... When I arrived at class, we continued practicing roses. I am going to practice more this weekend so that my roses will be pretty for the ...
  • Jul 12, 2017 ... As I once explained to my yoga teacher when I arrived at class after an hour in the park, I practice the Zen of Fetch. This is particularly ...
  • Jan 30, 2019 ... When I arrived at class this afternoon Dave Heron was just finishing telling everyone how he had thought he'd seen Neil from the show ...
  • Jul 10, 2007 ... When I arrived at “class” it felt very much like walking into a real classroom on the first day of class. I didn't really recognize a lot of ...
  • I vowed to learn more about this “Eastern Qigong thing.” When I arrived at class that day, I told my students that I had forgotten my notes; and I just answered ...
  • It was 8:10 pm when I arrived at class. The bell rings at 8:15 so I had some time to spare. 1. Not knowing what to do I looked outside the window. +. "I even ...
  • When I arrived at class one chilly evening and mentioned that my asthma had become such a significant problem that I barely slept, Stephanie nodded knowingly.
  • Aug 14, 2012 ... This piece was outside the size parameters for the class so I had an alternate ready – a pair of knitted booties. When I arrived at class, with ...

Alternatives:

  • When I got to class
  • When I reached the class
  • When I reached the classroom

when i arrived in class

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to being inside the classroom.

This phrase is used to indicate the moment of arrival inside the classroom where the class is taking place.

Examples:

  • When I arrived in class, the lesson had already started.
  • I was nervous when I arrived in class for the first time.
  • Oct 14, 2021 ... When I arrived in class early, I didn't chitchat about the dramas of her love life or the gossip of campus politics, but together we dined ...
  • The only instrument the band director had left when I arrived in class was a French horn. I tried valiantly, but that instrument made no sense to me! (Horn ...
  • Aug 22, 2022 ... First thing I did when I arrived in class today, was draw the postal dude! (with some random doodles too!)
  • Jul 10, 2009 ... I thought I could turn in my paper and escape without him knowing who I was, but to my horror, when I arrived in class, Dr. Clifford asked ...
  • Oct 18, 2018 ... When I arrived in class, I began the morning like all of the other students, beginning my morning work. Although the students had been told ...
  • Feb 7, 2014 ... When I arrived in class, I discreetly explained to the professor that though I was unsure of the cause, something was very wrong with Nathan ...
  • May 26, 2017 ... When I arrived in class the next day, we discussed the election, the events on campus, and what students were thinking and feeling. Like ...
  • Jan 31, 2016 ... But when I arrived in class, the professor handed us a syllabus with assigned course work and research– and nothing looked subversive.
  • 1 l was coming to the university yesterday when 2 When I arrived in class yesterday morning, 3 Last week, I was having lunch when 4 When classes finished ...
  • 3 days ago ... When I arrived in class, there was some unrelated thing about a messed up MBTI (with weird dichromities) that is supposed to help with your ...

Alternatives:

  • When I got to the classroom
  • When I entered the class
  • When I walked into class

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