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On the beat and on the dot?

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intime

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(Other definitions for intime that I've seen before include "Eventually, sooner or later" , "Early enough" , "'A stitch .. .... saves nine'" , "Eventually or not late" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Mail.
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