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[Learn][English] μ‹œκ°„ κ΄€λ ¨ μ˜μ–΄ ν‘œν˜„μ˜ 차이 - "In Time" vs. "On Time"

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in time vs on time

μ‹œκ°„κ³Ό κ΄€λ ¨λœ μ˜μ–΄ ν‘œν˜„ 쀑 "in time"κ³Ό "on time"은 ν—·κ°ˆλ¦¬κΈ° 쉽닀.
λ‘˜ λ‹€ 정해진 μ‹œκ°„κ³Ό 관련이 μžˆμ§€λ§Œ, μ‚¬μš©λ˜λŠ” λ§₯락이 λ‹€λ₯΄λ‹€.
이번 κΈ€μ—μ„œλŠ” "in time"κ³Ό "on time"의 차이, μ˜¬λ°”λ₯Έ μ‚¬μš©λ²•, μ˜ˆλ¬Έμ„ 정리해보겠닀.


1. "On Time" – 정해진 μ‹œκ°„μ— μ •ν™•νžˆ λ§žμΆ°μ„œ


"On time"은 정해진 μ‹œκ°„μ— μ •ν™•νžˆ λ„μ°©ν•˜κ±°λ‚˜, μΌμ–΄λ‚˜κ±°λ‚˜, μ‹œμž‘ν•˜λŠ” 경우 μ‚¬μš©λ¨.
μ§€κ°ν•˜μ§€ μ•Šκ³ , μ•½μ†λœ μ‹œκ°„κ³Ό μΌμΉ˜ν•˜λŠ” 것을 μ˜λ―Έν•¨.
κΈ°μ°¨, λΉ„ν–‰κΈ°, 회의, 이벀트, 약속 등이 μ˜ˆμ •λœ μ‹œκ°„μ— 맞좰 진행될 λ•Œ μ‚¬μš©λ¨.

예문

  • The train arrived on time.
    (κΈ°μ°¨κ°€ μ •μ‹œμ— λ„μ°©ν–ˆμ–΄.)
  • The meeting started on time.
    (νšŒμ˜κ°€ μ •μ‹œμ— μ‹œμž‘λμ–΄.)
  • Please be on time for class.
    (μˆ˜μ—…μ— λŠ¦μ§€ μ•Šλ„λ‘ μ •μ‹œμ— μ™€μ£Όμ„Έμš”.)
  • She is always on time for work.
    (κ·Έλ…€λŠ” 항상 좜근 μ‹œκ°„μ— 맞좰 도착해.)

βœ” μ‚¬μš©ν•˜λŠ” 경우

  • 정해진 μ‹œκ°„μ— μ •ν™•νžˆ λ„μ°©ν•˜κ±°λ‚˜ μ‹œμž‘λ  λ•Œ
  • μ‹œκ°„ν‘œ, μŠ€μΌ€μ€„μ— 맞게 운영될 λ•Œ
  • "μ œμ‹œκ°„μ—"λΌλŠ” 의미둜 쓰일 λ•Œ

2. "In Time" – λŠ¦μ§€ μ•Šκ²Œ, μ—¬μœ λ‘­κ²Œ 도착할 λ•Œ


"In time"은 μ–΄λ–€ 일이 μΌμ–΄λ‚˜κΈ° 전에 λŠ¦μ§€ μ•Šκ²Œ λ„μ°©ν•˜κ±°λ‚˜ λλ§ˆμΉ˜λŠ” 경우 μ‚¬μš©λ¨.
"겨우 μ‹œκ°„ μ•ˆμ—" λ˜λŠ” "μΆ©λΆ„ν•œ μ—¬μœ λ₯Ό 두고" λΌλŠ” λ‰˜μ•™μŠ€λ₯Ό 가짐.
μ–΄λ–€ 일이 λ²Œμ–΄μ§€κΈ° 전에 미리 λλ‚΄κ±°λ‚˜ λ„μ°©ν–ˆμ„ λ•Œ μ‚¬μš©λ¨.

예문

  • I got home in time for dinner.
    (λ‚˜λŠ” 저녁 식사 μ‹œκ°„μ— λŠ¦μ§€ μ•Šκ²Œ 집에 λ„μ°©ν–ˆμ–΄.)
  • Will we arrive in time for the movie?
    (우리 μ˜ν™” μ‹œμž‘ 전에 도착할 수 μžˆμ„κΉŒ?)
  • She finished the project just in time.
    (κ·Έλ…€λŠ” ν”„λ‘œμ νŠΈλ₯Ό 겨우 μ‹œκ°„ μ•ˆμ— λλƒˆμ–΄.)
  • Luckily, I arrived in time to catch the last bus.
    (운 μ’‹κ²Œλ„ λ‚˜λŠ” λ§ˆμ§€λ§‰ λ²„μŠ€λ₯Ό λ†“μΉ˜μ§€ μ•Šκ³  μ‹œκ°„ μ•ˆμ— λ„μ°©ν–ˆμ–΄.)

βœ” μ‚¬μš©ν•˜λŠ” 경우

  • 무언가가 μ‹œμž‘λ˜κΈ° 전에 λ„μ°©ν–ˆμ„ λ•Œ
  • κΈ°ν•œμ΄ μ§€λ‚˜κΈ° 전에 λλƒˆμ„ λ•Œ
  • "λŠ¦μ§€ μ•Šκ²Œ" λ˜λŠ” "κ°„μ‹ νžˆ μ‹œκ°„ μ•ˆμ—"λΌλŠ” 의미둜 쓰일 λ•Œ

3. "In Time" vs. "On Time" 비ꡐ 정리


 

ν‘œν˜„ 의미 예문
On time 정해진 μ‹œκ°„μ— 맞좰 "The train was on time."
(κΈ°μ°¨κ°€ μ •μ‹œμ— λ„μ°©ν–ˆμ–΄.)
In time λŠ¦μ§€ μ•Šκ²Œ, κ°„μ‹ νžˆ μ‹œκ°„ μ•ˆμ— "I arrived in time for the meeting."
(λ‚˜λŠ” 회의 μ‹œκ°„ 전에 λ„μ°©ν–ˆμ–΄.)

 

βœ” "On time" β†’ μ •ν™•ν•œ μ‹œκ°„μ— 도착
βœ” "In time" β†’ λŠ¦μ§€ μ•Šκ²Œ 도착


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4. μ‹€μ œ λŒ€ν™” 예문


βœ” 비행기와 κ΄€λ ¨λœ ν‘œν˜„

  • A: Did you catch your flight?
    (λΉ„ν–‰κΈ° 탔어?)
  • B: Yes, I got to the airport just in time.
    (응, 곡항에 겨우 μ‹œκ°„ μ•ˆμ— λ„μ°©ν–ˆμ–΄.)

βœ” νšŒμ˜μ™€ κ΄€λ ¨λœ ν‘œν˜„

  • A: The meeting starts at 3 PM. Will you be on time?
    (νšŒμ˜κ°€ μ˜€ν›„ 3μ‹œμ— μ‹œμž‘ν•˜λŠ”λ°, μ œμ‹œκ°„μ— 올 κ±°μ•Ό?)
  • B: Yes, I’ll be on time.
    (응, μ •μ‹œμ— 도착할 κ±°μ•Ό.)

βœ” 기차와 κ΄€λ ¨λœ ν‘œν˜„

  • A: The train leaves at 10 AM.
    (κΈ°μ°¨κ°€ μ˜€μ „ 10μ‹œμ— μΆœλ°œν•΄.)
  • B: Don’t worry. We’ll get there in time.
    (κ±±μ • 마, λŠ¦μ§€ μ•Šκ²Œ 도착할 κ±°μ•Ό.)

βœ” μ‹œν—˜κ³Ό κ΄€λ ¨λœ ν‘œν˜„

  • A: Did you finish the test on time?
    (μ‹œν—˜μ„ μ‹œκ°„ μ•ˆμ— λ‹€ ν’€μ—ˆμ–΄?)
  • B: No, but I finished just in time before the deadline.
    (μ•„λ‹ˆ, ν•˜μ§€λ§Œ 마감 전에 겨우 λλƒˆμ–΄.)

5. "In Time"κ³Ό "On Time" κ΄€λ ¨ ν‘œν˜„


  • Just in time β†’ μ•„μŠ¬μ•„μŠ¬ν•˜κ²Œ μ‹œκ°„ μ•ˆμ—
    • I caught the bus just in time. (λ‚˜λŠ” κ°„μ‹ νžˆ λ²„μŠ€λ₯Ό 탔어.)
  • Right on time β†’ μ •ν™•νžˆ μ •μ‹œμ—
    • The train arrived right on time. (κΈ°μ°¨κ°€ μ •ν™•νžˆ μ •μ‹œμ— λ„μ°©ν–ˆμ–΄.)
  • Be punctual β†’ μ‹œκ°„μ„ 잘 지킀닀
    • She is very punctual. She always arrives on time. (κ·Έλ…€λŠ” μ‹œκ°„μ„ 잘 μ§€μΌœ. 항상 μ •μ‹œμ— 도착해.)
  • Meet the deadline β†’ 마감 μ‹œκ°„μ„ λ§žμΆ”λ‹€
    • I submitted the report in time to meet the deadline. (λ‚˜λŠ” 마감 μ‹œκ°„ 전에 λ³΄κ³ μ„œλ₯Ό μ œμΆœν–ˆμ–΄.)

6. 마무리


βœ” "On time" = 정해진 μ‹œκ°„μ— 맞좰 도착 (ex: "The train was on time.")
βœ” "In time" = λŠ¦μ§€ μ•Šκ²Œ, μ‹œκ°„ μ•ˆμ— (ex: "I got home in time for dinner.")
βœ” "On time"은 μ •ν™•ν•œ μ‹œκ°„ μ€€μˆ˜, "In time"은 λŠ¦μ§€ μ•Šκ²Œ λ„μ°©ν•˜λŠ” λŠλ‚Œ

 

이제 "in time"κ³Ό "on time"의 차이λ₯Ό μ΄ν•΄ν•˜κ³ , 상황에 맞게 μ˜¬λ°”λ₯΄κ²Œ μ‚¬μš©ν•΄λ³΄μž!

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