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- to barely make it on time
to barely make it on time
to barely make it on time
To come very close to being late for something (such as a deadline, appointment, class, etc.) but manage to arrive on time in the end. Traffic was so bad this morning that I barely made it on time to the meeting. I was finishing my essay right up until the minute before it was due. I barely made it on time!
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Mckenna | | mə-KEN-ə | English (Modern) |
Vivien (2) | | - | Literature |
Callistus | | kə-LIS-təs (English) | Late Roman |
ZÉPhyrine | | - | French (Rare) |
Jacinta | | hah-THEEN-tah (Spanish), hah-SEEN-tah (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish, Portuguese |
Eunika | | - | Polish |