英语词汇“on time”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(b) on time.

(i) On credit. Now chiefly North American.In early use sometimes spec. with reference to agreements to buy or sell goods at a particular future time, at an agreed or specified price; cf. Phrases 3i(c)(ii).

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > solvency > [adverb] > on credit

to fristc1440

on (also upon, of) trust1509

on (also upon) credit1560

in, upon, on (the) score1568

on time1628

on or upon (the) tick1642

upon the tally1807

on the nod1882

on the slate1909

on the cuff1927

on the knocker1934

1628 R. Hayman Quodlibets i. 2 (title of poem) Borrowing on Time, is worse then Bird-lime. As Fowlers vse to take their Fowle with Lime: So Vsurers take borrowing Fooles with Time.

1765 W. Gordon Universal Accountant II. 4 Whoever buys goods on time, must lay his account to purchase dearer than the common interest of a ready-money price; and, to preserve his credit, must force a sale abroad, that he may have returns in time to answer it.

1806 Parl. Deb. 1st Ser. 7 1246 India Bonds, Bills of Exchange, and goods bought on time.

1837 Herald (N.Y.) 2 Feb. 2/3 Go in to Wall street. Hire the corner of an office... Buy and sell stocks on time.

1858 H. Fuller Belle Brittan on Tour 226 He..stocks his new store with $100,000 of merchandise bought ‘on time’.

1925 Sat. Evening Post 10 Oct. 133/1 It's like peddling lots on time, instead of selling and developing acreage.

1972 J. M. Minifie Homesteader vi. 44 Everything was bought ‘on time’, hardly any transactions involved cash.

2010 J. McGarry Ocean State 148 He bought it on time, paying a quarter now and thrice more over a five-week interval.

(ii)

(1) Originally U.S. colloquial. Not later than the specified or required time; punctually, promptly; in time (see Phrases 3k(a)(ii)). Also in predicative use: punctual, prompt.

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the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > punctuality > [adverb]

punctually1652

critically1655

sharp1840

on time1854

prompt1869

on the dot1875

dot1894

prepunctually1894

on or to the tick1902

1854 N.-Y. Daily Times 6 Dec. 8/4 The trains..kept the track clear [of snow], by which means they ran regularly, and arrived on time.

1865 O. C. Dickerson Dragon of Enchanted Valley i. i. 9 The cars for once were exactly on time.

1878 H. B. Stowe Poganuc People xxiii. 209 His wife had always been on time, and on duty.

1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Miner's Right III. xliii. 276 Anxiety about being ‘on time’ for the mid-day stage.

1904 Daily Chron. 5 Feb. 3/4 An Americanism here and there out of place (as..when the native dwarf, Cerberus..speaks of his mistress as being ‘on time’ in her return from a trance).

1936 Times 12 Mar. 10/5 [She] paid her interest regularly on time.

1995 M. Kesavan Looking through Glass 187 According to the station clock it was only half-past five, and assuming the train was on time, I still had half an hour.

2006 A. Robbins Overachievers vi. 148 The staff would work at school late into the night to make sure the paper got out on time.

(2) Used attributively (usually in hyphenated form): not late; punctual, prompt.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > punctuality > [adjective]

seelyc1200

critical1617

punctual1632

prepunctual1890

on time1891

punctiliar1906

1891 Music Nov. 38 The..clock on the mantel struck the noon hour, and a little mongrel dog, with an on-time expression on his sharp black nose,..scratched..at the door.

1901 Locomotive Firemen's Mag. July 18/2 You will maintain a high grade of freight and passenger service, and your ‘on time’ trains will be the envy of your neighbor.

1908 Railway Mag. June 518/2 Our knowledge of the capabilities of the Great Western Railway locomotives caused us to hope for an ‘on time’ completion of the voyage.

1967 R. J. Serling President's Plane is Missing (1968) i. 13 As my airline friends would say, I prefer on-time departures.

2005 L. H. Kaufman Leaders Count ix. 274 A United Parcel Service trailer or container..could be tracked through the system and its handling could be expedited so that on-time delivery was virtually certain.

(iii) With reference to wages: according to the amount of time worked. Opposed to by the piece at piece n. Phrases 10a. Now rare.

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1847 Law Reporter Apr. 538 The plaintiff's men worked by the piece only, and not by a contract on time.

1867 Leisure Hour 5 Jan. 45/1 They never work for settled wages, ‘on time’, as other workers do, but invariably work by the piece.

1900 Myrtle (Boston, Mass.) 20 Oct. 166/1 Girls who ‘loafed’ could not expect to keep their places, even if they did work ‘by the piece’ instead of ‘on time’.

1962 L. Stein Triangle Fire v. 58 As a worker ‘on time’ rather than ‘by the piece’, punching out on the time clock had become a most meaningful ritual of her daily routine.

单词	on time
释义	> as lemmas on time (b) on time. (i) On credit. Now chiefly North American.In early use sometimes spec. with reference to agreements to buy or sell goods at a particular future time, at an agreed or specified price; cf. Phrases 3i(c)(ii). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > solvency > [adverb] > on credit to fristc1440 on (also upon, of) trust1509 on (also upon) credit1560 in, upon, on (the) score1568 on time1628 on or upon (the) tick1642 upon the tally1807 on the nod1882 on the slate1909 on the cuff1927 on the knocker1934 1628 R. Hayman Quodlibets i. 2 (title of poem) Borrowing on Time, is worse then Bird-lime. As Fowlers vse to take their Fowle with Lime: So Vsurers take borrowing Fooles with Time. 1765 W. Gordon Universal Accountant II. 4 Whoever buys goods on time, must lay his account to purchase dearer than the common interest of a ready-money price; and, to preserve his credit, must force a sale abroad, that he may have returns in time to answer it. 1806 Parl. Deb. 1st Ser. 7 1246 India Bonds, Bills of Exchange, and goods bought on time. 1837 Herald (N.Y.) 2 Feb. 2/3 Go in to Wall street. Hire the corner of an office... Buy and sell stocks on time. 1858 H. Fuller Belle Brittan on Tour 226 He..stocks his new store with $100,000 of merchandise bought ‘on time’. 1925 Sat. Evening Post 10 Oct. 133/1 It's like peddling lots on time, instead of selling and developing acreage. 1972 J. M. Minifie Homesteader vi. 44 Everything was bought ‘on time’, hardly any transactions involved cash. 2010 J. McGarry Ocean State 148 He bought it on time, paying a quarter now and thrice more over a five-week interval. (ii) (1) Originally U.S. colloquial. Not later than the specified or required time; punctually, promptly; in time (see Phrases 3k(a)(ii)). Also in predicative use: punctual, prompt. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > punctuality > [adverb] punctually1652 critically1655 sharp1840 on time1854 prompt1869 on the dot1875 dot1894 prepunctually1894 on or to the tick1902 1854 N.-Y. Daily Times 6 Dec. 8/4 The trains..kept the track clear [of snow], by which means they ran regularly, and arrived on time. 1865 O. C. Dickerson Dragon of Enchanted Valley i. i. 9 The cars for once were exactly on time. 1878 H. B. Stowe Poganuc People xxiii. 209 His wife had always been on time, and on duty. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Miner's Right III. xliii. 276 Anxiety about being ‘on time’ for the mid-day stage. 1904 Daily Chron. 5 Feb. 3/4 An Americanism here and there out of place (as..when the native dwarf, Cerberus..speaks of his mistress as being ‘on time’ in her return from a trance). 1936 Times 12 Mar. 10/5 [She] paid her interest regularly on time. 1995 M. Kesavan Looking through Glass 187 According to the station clock it was only half-past five, and assuming the train was on time, I still had half an hour. 2006 A. Robbins Overachievers vi. 148 The staff would work at school late into the night to make sure the paper got out on time. (2) Used attributively (usually in hyphenated form): not late; punctual, prompt. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > punctuality > [adjective] seelyc1200 critical1617 punctual1632 prepunctual1890 on time1891 punctiliar1906 1891 Music Nov. 38 The..clock on the mantel struck the noon hour, and a little mongrel dog, with an on-time expression on his sharp black nose,..scratched..at the door. 1901 Locomotive Firemen's Mag. July 18/2 You will maintain a high grade of freight and passenger service, and your ‘on time’ trains will be the envy of your neighbor. 1908 Railway Mag. June 518/2 Our knowledge of the capabilities of the Great Western Railway locomotives caused us to hope for an ‘on time’ completion of the voyage. 1967 R. J. Serling President's Plane is Missing (1968) i. 13 As my airline friends would say, I prefer on-time departures. 2005 L. H. Kaufman Leaders Count ix. 274 A United Parcel Service trailer or container..could be tracked through the system and its handling could be expedited so that on-time delivery was virtually certain. (iii) With reference to wages: according to the amount of time worked. Opposed to by the piece at piece n. Phrases 10a. Now rare. ΚΠ 1847 Law Reporter Apr. 538 The plaintiff's men worked by the piece only, and not by a contract on time. 1867 Leisure Hour 5 Jan. 45/1 They never work for settled wages, ‘on time’, as other workers do, but invariably work by the piece. 1900 Myrtle (Boston, Mass.) 20 Oct. 166/1 Girls who ‘loafed’ could not expect to keep their places, even if they did work ‘by the piece’ instead of ‘on time’. 1962 L. Stein Triangle Fire v. 58 As a worker ‘on time’ rather than ‘by the piece’, punching out on the time clock had become a most meaningful ritual of her daily routine. extracted from timen.int.conj. < as lemmas
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