Timeline for What does "In any sort of time" mean here?
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| Sep 4, 2013 at 17:41 | vote | accept | CommunityBot | ||
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| Aug 26, 2013 at 3:01 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Aug 25, 2013 at 3:03 | review | First posts | |||
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| Aug 19, 2013 at 20:36 | answer | added | MetaEd | timeline score: 3 | |
| Aug 19, 2013 at 7:33 | comment | added | Kris | One would read the phrase in the context as 'under any circumstances.' Grammar and usage cannot help but a literary insight might. | |
| Aug 17, 2013 at 20:14 | answer | added | Ahmed Masud | timeline score: 1 | |
| Aug 17, 2013 at 17:08 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | @TrevorD: I don't think this is at all OT. It's relatively uncommon idiomatic phrasing that forces the reader to interpret it meaning if Beresford didn't take the subway, he'd be extremely late. Without any sort/kind of, it would imply he had some specific reason he needed to get back "in time" for something. As phrased, he might well have nothing he needs to do at any particular time - it just means the journey would be intolerably long. | |
| Aug 17, 2013 at 14:50 | comment | added | TrevorD | @bib I'm borderline on this, which is partly why I gave an answer first! But if the meaning is dependent on the particular context in this piece of literature (which I think it is), then that is not of general interest/use (which is what swayed me). Also, if we can't even access the relevant bit of the link because it's on a pay-site, then we can't properly answer irrespective of whether it's OT. | |
| Aug 17, 2013 at 14:43 | comment | added | bib | @TrevorD A meaning of a phrase doesn't seem so off topic to me (but I am probably on the tolerant end of the spectrum). And why not put your original comment in as an answer? | |
| Aug 17, 2013 at 14:39 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Aug 17, 2013 at 14:23 | comment | added | TrevorD | This question appears to be off-topic because it is about interpretation of literature. | |
| Aug 17, 2013 at 14:18 | comment | added | TrevorD | 1. Your link appears to lead to a page that does not contain the phrase in question, and requires a subscription to read further! 2. Nevertheless, having read part of the story, I assume that it means "in time for the other events planned for that evening". 3. Actually, your Q. is probably off-topic for this site, as it asks about interpretation of literature. See here. | |
| Aug 17, 2013 at 13:44 | history | edited | tchrist♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 17, 2013 at 13:05 | history | asked | user41481 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |