JLPT N3 Intermediate
間に合わせる
To finish something in time or make do with available resources
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Other forms
間に合わせた plain past
間に合わせて te-form
間に合わせます polite form
間に合わせられる potential
1 Ichidan verb
To get something done in time
This describes the active effort to finish a task or preparation by a specific deadline.
Example
レポート を 金曜日 の 締め切り に 間に合わせない と 。
I have to get this report done in time for the Friday deadline.
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2 Ichidan verb
To make do with
This refers to satisfying a need temporarily using available, often imperfect, resources.
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