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及时

jí shí

Old HSK 4 HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Traditional 及時

及时 (jí shí) means "timely; at the right time". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 4 in the old six-level list.

What 及时 means

1. timely; at the right time
2. promptly; without delay

How 及时 is used in grammar

及时 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Time adverbs: 渐渐/逐渐/及时/立刻 (HSK 4)

The characters in 及时

• 及jíand; to reach; up to
• 时shío'clock; time; when

Example sentences

• 他及时赶到。
  He arrived in time.
• 他及时赴约了。
  Tā jíshí fùyuē le.
  He was in time for the appointment.
• 我设法及时到那里。
  I managed to get there in time.
• 我们会及时赶到吗?
  Will we arrive in time?
• 他及时赶到了会议。
  He arrived in time for the meeting.
• 我们会及时准备好。
  We'll be ready in time.

Words starting with 及时

• 及时性jí shí xìngtimeliness; promptness
• 及时行乐jí shí xíng lèto enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future…
• 及时雨jí shí yǔtimely rain; (fig.) timely assistance; timely help

Sounds the same

Read jí shí, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 即时immediate
• 即食instant (food)

Where 及时 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Time adverbs & temporal expressions (HSK 4), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 4 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jí shí correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.