a tiempo

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a ˈtjempo/ [a ˈt̪jẽm.po]
• Syllabification: a tiem‧po

Adverb

a tiempo

1. in time, at the opportune moment
2. on time, in time, not late

   Llegué a tiempo de ver la película.

   I got there in time to see the film.

Further reading

• “a tiempo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025