Timeline for Which one is correct? (Usage of "reach" vs. "arrive")
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| Mar 24, 2017 at 6:50 | comment | added | fixer1234 | There is also a subtle nuance of perspective. To a person at the origin, the boys leave and then reach their destination. To a person at the destination, the boys arrive. | |
| Mar 27, 2011 at 10:10 | comment | added | psmears | @aliya: In the context of a plane arriving, "on time" refers to it getting there at its scheduled time (It was due to arrive at six o'clock, and it arrived on time). "In time" means "with enough time for (something)" - for example, The plane arrived in time for us to reach the theatre before the start of the show. | |
| Mar 26, 2011 at 20:56 | comment | added | mgkrebbs | When you use reach, you most always need to follow it with the place (the "where") that the subject reached: it reached the terminal, he reached the finish line, etc. | |
| Mar 26, 2011 at 19:28 | vote | accept | aliya | ||
| Mar 26, 2011 at 19:28 | vote | accept | aliya | ||
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| Mar 26, 2011 at 19:26 | comment | added | snumpy | "The plane arrived on time," or "the plane reached the terminal on time," not, "the plane reached on time." | |
| Mar 26, 2011 at 19:23 | comment | added | aliya | The plane arrived in time or The plane reached in time | |
| Mar 26, 2011 at 19:17 | comment | added | aliya | "The plane arrived on time"or "The plane reached on time" | |
| Mar 26, 2011 at 19:10 | history | answered | snumpy | CC BY-SA 2.5 |