To Be In Time For
To Make It On Time, To Be On Time For
godan verb
There is an interval (of time) that you need "to suit" (合う). To suit that interval, you need to be there before the time in question. That's why this word means to be in time for, to make it on time or to be on time for.
You learned this reading for 間 when you learned 間もなく. And the reading for 合う is just that of the word 合う. If you remember them both, you'll remember this word!
時間に間に合う
to make it on time
バスに間に合う
to be on time for the bus
しめきりに間に合う
to make it in time for the deadline
今すぐタクシーに乗れば、まだ間に合うかもしれません。
If we get in a taxi right now, we might still make it on time.
ごめん！じゅうたいにはまっちゃって、待ち合わせに間に合いそうにない。
Sorry! I'm stuck in traffic, so I'm most likely not going to make it to the appointment on time.
「間に合うと思う？」「もうすぐ7時なんだから、後は自分で考えればわかるだろ。」
"Do you think we can make it in time?" "Well, it’s almost seven o’clock. Do the math."