ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE
UNIT 122. On time and in time At the end and in the end
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On time and in
time
On time= punctual, not
late. If something happens on time, it happens at the time that
was planned:
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The 11.45 train left on time. (=it left at 11.45)
I‘ll meet you at 7.30.' 'OK,
but please be on time.'
(=don't be late, be there at 7.30)
The conference was
well-organised. Everything began and finished on time.
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The opposite of on time is late:
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Be on time. Don't be late.
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In
time
(for something /to do something) =soon enough:
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Will you be home in time
for dinner? (=soon enough for dinner)
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I've sent Tracey a birthday
present. I hope it arrives in
time (for her birthday).
(=on or before her birthday)
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I'm in a hurry. I want to get
home in time to see the
game on TV.
(=soon enough to see the game)
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The opposite of in time is too late:
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I got home too late to
see the game on TV.
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You can say just in time(= almost too
late):
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We got to the station just in time for our train.
A child ran into the road in
front of the car- I managed to stop just
in time.
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At the end and in
the end
At
the end
(of something) =at the time when something ends. For example:
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at the end
of the month
at the end
of the film
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at
the end of January
at
the end of the course
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the end of the game
at
the end of the concert
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I'm going away at the end of January /at the end of
the month.
At
the end of the concert, everyone applauded.
The players shook hands at the end of the game.
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We do not say 'in the end of ...'. So you
cannot say 'in the end of January' or 'in the end of the concert'.
The opposite of at the
end (of ... ) is at the beginning (of ... ):
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I'm going away at the
beginning of January. (not in the beginning)
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In
the end
= finally.
We use in the end when we say what the final result of a
situation was:
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We had a lot of problems with
our car. We sold it in the end.
(= finally we sold it)
He got more and more angry. In the end he just walked
out of the room.
Alan couldn't decide where to
go for his holidays. He didn't go anywhere in the end. (not
at the end)
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The opposite of in the
end is usually at first:
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At first we didn't get
on very well, but in the end we became good friends.
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EXERCISES
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122.1
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Complete the sentences with on time or in time.
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The bus was late this morning,
but it's usually _____
on time _____.
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The film was supposed to start
at 8.30, but it didn't begin __________.
I like to get up __________to
have a big breakfast before going to work.
We want to start the meeting __________,
so please don't be late.
I've just washed this shirt. I
want to wear it this evening, so I hope it will be dry __________
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The train service isn’t very
good. The trains are very __________.
I nearly missed my flight this
morning. I got to the airport just __________
I almost forgot that it was Joe's
birthday. Fortunately I remembered __________.
Why are you never __________?
You always keep everybody waiting.
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122.2
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Read the situations and make sentences
using just in time.
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A child ran into the road in
front of your car. You saw the child at the last moment.
(manage / stop) _____ I managed to stop just in time.
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You were walking home. Just
after you got home, it started to rain very heavily.
(get /home) I
_________________________________________________.
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Tim was going to sit on the
chair you had just painted. You said, 'Don't sit on that chair! ', so he
didn't.
(stop I him) I _________________________________________________.
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You and a friend went to the
cinema. You were late, and you thought you would miss the beginning of the
film. But the film began just as you sat down in the cinema.
(get / cinema / beginning /
film)
We _________________________________________________.
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122.3
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Complete the sentences using at the end+ the following:
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the
course
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the
game
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the
interview
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the
month
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the
race
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The players shook hands ____ at the end of the game _____________.
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I usually get paid _____________________.
The students had a party _____________________.
Two of the runners collapsed _____________________.
To my surprise, I was offered
the job _____________________.
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122.4
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Write sentences with In the end. Use the verb in
brackets.
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We had a lot of problems with
our car. (sell) _____ In the end we
sold it. _______________
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Anna got more and more fed up
with her job.
(resign)
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I tried to learn German, but I
found it too difficult.
(give up) ____________________________________________________.
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We couldn't decide whether to
go to the party or not.
(not / go) ____________________________________________________.
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122.5
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Put in at or in.
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I'm going away ___ at _____ the end of the month.
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It took me a long time to find
a job. _________the end I got a job in a hotel.
Are you going away _________ the
beginning of August or _________ the end?
I couldn't decide what to buy
Laura for her birthday. I didn't buy her anything ___ the end.
We waited ages for a taxi. We
gave up _________ the end and walked home.
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I'll be moving to a new
address _________ the end of September.
We had a few problems at
first, but _________ the end everything was OK.
I'm going away _________ the
end of this week.
A: I didn't know what to do.
B: Yes, you were in a
difficult position. What did you do _________ the end?
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