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We’ll be there at 3 PM; they, at 5 PM.

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Sentence

Narrator

We’ll be there at 3 PM; they, at 5 PM.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Information

We will arrive at 3 PM, and they will arrive at 5 PM.

Making a Schedule

The schedule is set: we're at 3 PM, they're at 5 PM.

Confirming Arrangements

Just to confirm, we'll be there at 3 PM, and they'll be there at 5 PM, correct?

Comparing Arrival Times

There's a two-hour difference in our arrival times; we're at 3 PM, they're at 5 PM.

Rephrased versions

Formal

Our arrival time is 3 PM; theirs is 5 PM.

Casual

We'll be there at 3, they'll be there at 5.

Simpler English

We get there at 3; they get there at 5.

Phrases to learn

be there at

To arrive at a specific time and place.