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Meanings of stop in time in English

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Usage of stop in time in English
1
Naturally I intended to stop in time, till I slipped in deep.
The Cruise of the Dry Dock
2
They think they're going to stop in time, but they never do.
Queed: A Novel
3
Let us be thankful that we were wise enough to stop in time.
The Kingdom of the Blind
4
One day I might not stop in time, you know.
The spirit thief
5
The train did not stop in time, and trapped the victim underneath, Doolittle said.
Reuters
6
He hit the brake, but he was going too fast to stop in time.
Boy’s Life
7
He knew that it was too close, moving too fast, to stop in time.
Raising Stony Mayhall
8
He did not see how she could stop in time.
Under Handicap / A Novel
9
I suppose she was cleaned out, or was wise enough to stop in time.
Daniel Deronda
10
I could see it wouldn't stop in time to miss me, so I jumped clear.
Savage
11
Bond wasn't able to stop in time but he could prepare himself for the fall.
Carte Blanche
12
I was already on the first wreck, and I skidded trying to stop in time.
Altered carbon
13
It was my car, I couldn't stop in time.
Moonburn
14
If the automobile hadn't been able to stop in time, it would have run him down.
American empire: blood and iron
15
Don't forget to stop in time, Flannigan.
When a Man Marries
16
The truck tried to stop in time.
The strain
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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