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in on at - funnelPrepositions for Time

Relating "When"

 

 

In – On – At
IN ON AT

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MONTH

in June

DAY

on March 1, 2009

HOUR

at noon, midnight

YEAR

in 2005

WEEK DAY

on Tuesday

TIME OF DAY

at 3:00 a.m.

DECADE

in the 1990s

 

 

 

 

CENTURY

in the 18th century

 

 

 

 

ERA

in the pleistocene era

 

 

 

 

EXPRESSIONS

in a second
in a minute
in a while
in the morning
in the evening
in time
in the beginning of time
*once in a blue moon

EXPRESSIONS

on  the dot (exactly on time)
on  time

EXPRESSIONS

at the end of the day, week, month, year
at the beginning of the day, week, month

 *Once a year there are two full moons in one month.

 

 

 

In time  vs.  on time
IN TIME ON TIME

A TIME OF AN ACCEPTABLE RANGE

A SPECIFIED TIME

Please get here in time to see him before he leaves.

Please get here on time for your meeting.

We arrived just in time to catch the plane.
(We were last to get on.)

The plane departed on time.

We were arrived in time to see the movie.
(We saw the movie, but missed the "coming attractions".)

We arrived on time to see the movie. (previews).
(We saw the movie and the "coming attractions".)

 

 

 

 

 

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