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a tiempo



Definitions

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a tiempo
     1. adv. in time, at the opportune moment
     2. adv. on time, in time, not late
           Llegué a tiempo de ver la película. - I got there in time to see the film.
Analysis
a
     1. prep. to
     2. prep. by
     3. prep. at
     4. prep. ng-lite, Used before words referring to people, pets, or personified objects or places that function as direct objects: personal a.
           Lo busca a usted. - He is looking for you.
tiempo
     1. n-m. (also, physics) time
           No tengo tiempo. - I don't have time. / I haven't got time.
     2. n-m. a while, period of time, long time, length of time, indeterminate amount of time
           ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que vives aquí? - How long have you been living here?
           Amiga, ha pasado demasiado tiempo. - Too much time has passed.



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