Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

just in time

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.03 in modern English

Syllables
just in -time
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

At the last possible moment; just before or within the assigned time.

Example Sentences

Derived Forms

JIT

Phrases

just-in-time not before time

Frequently Paired Words

not before time

Synonyms

at the eleventh hour in the nick of time in pudding time just in time last-minute not a minute too soon under the wire

Antonyms

behind time late

Questions

What does just in time mean?
At the last possible moment; just before or within the assigned time.

How to pronounce just in time

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