Choose the most appropriate option to complete the given sentence:-
The train is expected to arrive _____ time, so make sure to be ready.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → on
Complete sentence: The train is expected to arrive on time, so make sure to be ready. Trains run to a timetable, and the sentence says the train will come at its scheduled time, so the passengers must be ready.
| Option | Used to show | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) in | In time means early enough for something, and is usually followed by "for" or "to" (in time for the show). The sentence speaks of the train's schedule, which needs "on time". | We reached the hall in time for the opening speech. |
| (2) on (answer) | On time means punctually, at the planned or scheduled time. | The flight landed on time despite the rain. |
| (3) at | "At time" is not used in English. We say at the time, meaning at that particular moment in the past. | I was asleep at the time of the phone call. |
| (4) by | "By time" is not idiomatic. By the time introduces a clause and means not later than the moment when something happens. | By the time we arrived, the film had started. |