ทันงาน(tan ngaan)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] meet a deadline; finish work in time
To complete a task or piece of work by its deadline.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] escort; see off6[to] emit; transmit; send outการบ้านgaan bâanการบ้านgaan bâan1homework; school assignment2housework (colloq.)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightรีบrêepรีบrêep1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; rushed3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ทันงานtan ngaanทันงานtan ngaan1[to] meet a deadline; finish work in time2[to] make it to [an event] in time3[to] be caught up with work
The homework is due tomorrow. I need to hurry to finish it on time.
2VerbB1
[to] make it to [an event] in time
To arrive in time to attend an event (e.g., a meeting, ceremony, or show); to be in time for [sth].
Examples
รถติดrót dtìtรถติดrót dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerทันงานtan ngaanทันงานtan ngaan1[to] meet a deadline; finish work in time2[to] make it to [an event] in time3[to] be caught up with workพอดีpo deeพอดีpo dee1just right; exactly suitable2exactly; just (in time/amount)3happen to; by chance4just enough
The traffic was very bad, but I arrived just in time for the event.
3VerbB2
[to] be caught up with work
To be up-to-date with current work, tasks, or information, especially after an absence.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เพิ่งpêrngเพิ่งpêrng1just; recently2only just now; only now3only/merely (just now starting)กลับมาglàp maaกลับมาglàp maa1[to] come back; return2[to] resume; make a comeback; be backจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ลาพักร้อนlaa pák rónลาพักร้อนlaa pák rón1[to] take annual leave; [to] go on paid vacation2annual leave; paid vacation daysขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2[to] beg; plead3[to] wish for; pray for4polite request markerเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]วันหนึ่งwan nèungวันหนึ่งwan nèung1someday; one day (unspecified time)2one particular dayเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofไล่เช็คlâi chékไล่เช็คlâi chék[to] check [sth] one by oneอีเมลee-maynอีเมลee-mayn1email; e-mail2[to] email [sb/sth]และláeและláeand (coordinating)ตามให้ทันdtaam hâi tanตามให้ทันdtaam hâi tan1[to] catch up with [sb/sth]; [to] keep up with [sb/sth]2[to] catch up with [sb/sth]3[to] keep up with [sb/sth]งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
I just got back from vacation. Give me a day to go through my emails and catch up on work.
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ทันงานtan ngaanทันงานtan ngaan[to] meet a deadline; finish work in time