| Subject | English | Russian |
| lit. | And now this became an anxious function, for night had fallen and it would soon be necessary to light the candles on the tree, and Cherokee was apt to make an irruption at any time in his Kriss Kringle garb. | Тревога росла, ибо надвигалась ночь и пора было уже зажигать ёлку, да и Чероки в любую минуту мог, не спросясь, появиться на пороге в полном облачении рождественского деда. (O. Henry, Пер. Т. Озёрской) |
| gen. | make it in time for | успеть к (We can probably make it in time for dinner. • Fortunately, we made it to the terminal in time for the last sailing at 10:15. • I think I can make it in time for dinner service.) |
| gen. | make it to ... in time for sth. | успеть вовремя (Will we make it to English Bay in time for the fireworks? ART Vancouver) |