How to Say ‘Just in time’ in Mexican Spanish
Justo a tiempo
HOOS-toh ah tyEM-poh
[HOOS-toh ah tyEM-poh]
💬 Usage Tip: A very common set phrase. Easy to memorize as one chunk.
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Great phrase for dramatic saves in football and dramatic arrivals in real life too.
Phrase Breakdown
Justo
[HOOS-toh]
just
Means exactly or barely in time in this expression.
Llegó Justo a tiempo para evitar el gol.
He arrived just in time to prevent the goal.
a
[ah]
to / at / on
Preposition that helps form the phrase a tiempo, meaning in time.
Entró a tiempo al área.
He entered the box in time.
tiempo
[tyEM-poh]
time
Part of the common phrase justo a tiempo, meaning just in time.
No hubo tiempo extra en esa jugada, pero fue Justo a tiempo.
There was no extra time in that play, but it was just in time.
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