Thank God we're on time

[okgoogle]

Bonjour,

Thank God we're on time, est-ce que suivant la situation cela peut dire "Pourvu qu'on soit à l'heure", subjonctif, ou est-ce systématiquement un soulagement, "heureusement nous sommes à l'heure".

 

[moustic]

est-ce systématiquement un soulagement, "heureusement nous sommes à l'heure". Oui.

Pourvu qu'on soit à l'heure = Let's hope (I really hope) we arrive on time.

 

[JClaudeK]

On peut traduire littéralement: "Dieu merci, nous sommes à l'heure." - Même parmi ceux qui ne sont pas croyants, il y en a qui l'emploient encore (sans vraiment y penser):

Dieu merci !
Exprime le soulagement.
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[guillaumedemanzac]

This phrase means "we are on time" - present tense.
"I hope we will be on time" is a future wish.
Past tense "Yes, we were on time (luckily)!"
Your context is not clear - "I hope we (will) arrive on time." The word "will" has been left out, which without proper context makes it unclear.

 

[JClaudeK]

This phrase means "we are on time" - present tense.

On est tous d'accord. Pourquoi le répéter ?

 

[moustic]

Your context is not clear - "I hope we (will) arrive on time." The word "will" has been left out, which without proper context makes it unclear.

Do you really find "I hope we arrive on time" ambiguous, Guillaume?
If you're hoping something, it obviously hasn't happened yet.

 

[rrose17]

Thank god we’re on time sounds more emphatic to me than « heureusement nous sommes à l’heure ». Thank good, to me is a very commonly used exhortation, used for emphasis and I’d say almost never has any religious connotation.

 

[guillaumedemanzac]

"Heureusement nous sommes a' l'heure" - means - Luckily we are on time/ Luckily we shall be on time. It is not clear which of these is true - present or future - only context can tell - also possible I hope we are arriving on time/ I hope we shall arrive on time/ Luckily it looks like we are going to arrive on time. Only the person on the train can say which is correct - context/contexte.

 

[guillaumedemanzac]

Thank God (rrose17) (not good) is sacriligious to many religious people = (blasphemy) but is SO common that actually you are right!!!
However He is usually God with a capital "h" H and a capital "g" G since He is the one true God (apart from all the others!!!!).