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why in time

why in time interjection: used to add emphasis to “why” in a question.

Interjection

why in time?

  1. (New-England, US, idiomatic) Used to add emphasis to “why” in a question.

Questions about why in time

What does why in time mean?
Why in time means used to add emphasis to “why” in a question.
What part of speech is why in time?
Why in time is an interjection.

Words near why in time in the dictionary

  1. why come
  2. why for
  3. why God invented
  4. why in God's name
  5. why in the world
  6. why in time
  7. why is the ocean near the shore
  8. why keep a dog and bark yourself
  9. why me
  10. why not
  11. why not Zoidberg

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