| A | B |
| at one time: | (1) Both of the students spoke at one time. |
| at that time: | Frank and Tom were in the navy at that time. |
| at the same time: | Both of the boys spoke at the same time. |
| at times: | At times, she enjoys a good historical novel. |
| in case of: | In case of rain, the people will stay at home. |
| in no time: | He returned with the money in no time. |
| in succession: | Charles wrote three letters in succession. |
| in that case: | In that case, the men will be very careful. |
| in the beginning: | In the beginning, they didn't understand English very well. |
| in the end: | In the end, the two policement caught the thief. |
| in the event of: | In the event of a fire, call the fire department right away. |
| in the first place: | I don't like that man. In the first place, he's too impolite. |
| in the long run: | In the long run, the English language will be very important to you. |
| in the meantime: | We went to the store. In the meantime, they prepared the dinner. |
| in the nick of time: | He jumped in the nick time. |
| in time for: | I came in time for the second half of the movie. |
| on occasion: | On occasion, I enjoy a good television program. |
| on the spur of the moment: | We decided on the spur of the moment. |
| on time: | Mr. Brown almost always gets to work on time |