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!
See also: barely, make, on, time

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mckennamə-KEN-əEnglish (Modern)
Vivien (2)-Literature
Callistuskə-LIS-təs (English)Late Roman
ZÉPhyrine-French (Rare)
Jacintahah-THEEN-tah (Spanish), hah-SEEN-tah (Latin American Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Eunika-Polish