Definition

1. Adjective:
   • In time, timely: "kịp" describes something happening at the necessary moment, not late, with sufficient time to meet a requirement or deadline.
   • Able to catch up, reaching a comparable level: "kịp" indicates the ability to reach or match a standard, pace, or level set by others.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Chúng tôi đến ga vừa kịp giờ tàu chạy. (We arrived at the station just in time for the train's departure.)
  • Anh ấy chạy thật nhanh và kịp bắt chuyến xe buýt cuối cùng. (He ran very fast and caught the last bus in time.)
  • Cố gắng học để kịp các bạn trong lớp. (Try to study to catch up with your classmates.)

Advanced Usage

• "cho kịp": in order to be in time for; to catch.
  • Tôi phải tăng tốc cho kịp hạn chót. (I have to speed up to meet the deadline.)
• "vừa kịp": just in time.
  • Cô ấy đến vừa kịp lúc cuộc họp bắt đầu. (She arrived just as the meeting was starting.)
• "kịp không?" / "có kịp không?": Is there enough time? / Will (I/we/you) make it in time?
  • Bây giờ xuất phát thì 10 giờ có kịp không? (If we leave now, will we make it by 10 o'clock?)

Variants and Related Words

• Kịp thời (adj): timely, prompt.
  • Sự can thiệp kịp thời của bác sĩ đã cứu sống bệnh nhân. (The doctor's timely intervention saved the patient's life.)
• Kịp lúc (adv/phrase): in time, at the right moment.
  • May mà anh đến kịp lúc. (Luckily you arrived in the nick of time.)

Synonyms

• Đúng giờ: on time, punctual (emphasizes punctuality more than the act of catching something).
• Kịp giờ: in time for a scheduled time (similar, often interchangeable).
• Theo kịp: to keep up with, to catch up to (emphasizes matching pace or progress).

Related Phrases

• Chạy cho kịp: to run to catch/make it in time.
  • Tôi phải chạy cho kịp chuyến tàu. (I have to run to catch the train.)
• Làm cho kịp: to do something to meet a deadline.
  • Chúng tôi làm việc cả đêm để làm cho kịp dự án. (We worked all night to finish the project on time.)

Related Idioms

• "Kịp ăn kịp nói": (idiomatic) Used to describe someone who is quick-witted and eloquent in response.
  • Anh ấy rất thông minh và kịp ăn kịp nói trong mọi tình huống. (He is very intelligent and quick-witted in every situation.)
• "Chưa kịp... đã...": had no time to... before... (something else happened).
  • Tôi chưa kịp ngồi xuống đã nghe thấy tiếng chuông. (I had no time to sit down before I heard the bell.)

noun

1. in time
   • kịp thời
     in time