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on time

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
on time adj	(punctual)	puntual adj mf
	Mr. Jones is always on time, and arrives promptly at 9:00 on the dot.
	If you want the job, you'd better be on time for the interview.
	Mr. Jones siempre es puntual, llega a las 9 en punto. Si quieres el trabajo, tendrás que llegar puntual a la entrevista.
on time adv	(in time: not late)	a tiempo loc adv
		en hora loc adv
		puntualmente adv
	His flight arrived on time.
	Su vuelo llegó a tiempo.
	Su vuelo llegó puntualmente.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
be on borrowed time n	figurative (uncertain time period)	tener el tiempo prestado loc verb
	With all the budget cuts we're experiencing, there's no doubt this project is on borrowed time; it's going to get shut down any day now.
	Con los cortes al presupuesto, no queda duda de que este proyecto tiene el tiempo prestado y lo van a cancelar en cualquier momento.
have time on your hands v expr	figurative (have spare time)	tener tiempo libre loc verb
		tener tiempo de sobra loc verb
live on borrowed time v expr	figurative (have limited time left)	vivir tiempo prestado expr
	(figurado)	jugar la prórroga expr
	(figurado)	estar en el descuento expr
	If you continue to smoke, soon you'll be living on borrowed time.
	Si continuas fumando, estarás viviendo tiempo prestado dentro de poco.
on your own time expr	(not during work or school hours)	en el tiempo libre de alguien loc adv

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