gut in der Zeit liegen
to be ahead of or on schedule
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In a sentence
Der Bauleiter liegt mit dem Rohbau gut in der Zeit.
How it is used
Means 'to be ahead of or on schedule' regarding deadlines. Neutral/formal register, common in project management. Use in a status meeting to report that milestones are met comfortably. Implies efficiency, not just punctuality.
Other verbs that go with Zeit
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- sich die Zeit vertreibento while away the time
- Zeit kostento take time
- die Zeit totschlagento kill time
- (viel) Zeit in etwas steckento invest a lot of time in
- sich Zeit lassen / nehmento take one's time
- Zeit haben / findento have/find time
- Zeit benötigen / brauchento need time
- Zeit gewinnento gain time
Other collocations built on liegen
- im Bett liegento be lying in bed
- auf Eis liegena project or plan is temporarily paused
- in der Familie liegenit runs in the family
- in Führung liegento be in the lead
- sich in den Haaren liegento be constantly at odds
- auf der Hand liegento be obvious
- zu Grunde liegento underlie / be the basis of
- am Herzen liegento be close to one's heart
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