The idea
“Im Zeitplan liegen” uses liegen, not sein, though “im Plan sein” is also heard. The opposite is “hinter dem Zeitplan liegen” or “im Verzug sein”. Bisher means up to now. “Etwas vorziehen” means to do it earlier than planned. Falls starts a conditional clause, so the verb verzögert goes to the end; anpassen splits in the main clause: passe … an.
Other ways to say it
“Wir sind gut in der Zeit.” – Neutral and spoken; common in everyday team talk.
“Alles läuft nach Plan.” – Neutral and short; suits chat updates.
“Das Projekt liegt derzeit im Zeitrahmen.” – Formal and written; for status reports.
Examples
- Mit der Vorbereitung liegen wir bisher im Zeitplan.We are on schedule with preparation so far.
- Sind die offenen Rückmeldungen schon berücksichtigt?Have the outstanding responses already been taken into account?
- Ja, dafür ist morgen Zeit vorgesehen.Yes, time is scheduled for them tomorrow.
- Dann müssen wir heute nichts zusätzlich vorziehen.Then we do not need to bring anything else forward today.
- Falls sich etwas verzögert, passe ich die Einschätzung an.If anything is delayed, I will adjust the assessment.
- Gut, bisher bedeutet also den aktuellen Stand.Good; so so far refers to the current situation.
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Watch out
“Wir sind auf der Spur mit der Vorbereitung.” → “Wir liegen mit der Vorbereitung im Zeitplan.”: English “on track” is often translated literally as “auf der Spur”, which means following a trail. For schedules German uses im Zeitplan liegen.
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Translate into German: We are on schedule with preparation so far.
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Mit der Vorbereitung liegen wir bisher im Zeitplan.
“Mit der Vorbereitung” is dative and comes first, then liegen. Bisher limits the claim to the current state.
Put the words in order: dafür / ist / Ja / morgen / vorgesehen / Zeit
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Ja, dafür ist morgen Zeit vorgesehen.
“Dafür” refers to the open responses; “ist … vorgesehen” is a state passive meaning planned for.
Write this sentence in German: Good; so so far refers to the current situation.
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Gut, bisher bedeutet also den aktuellen Stand.
A short metalinguistic note: bisher is quoted as a word and refers to “the current situation”. Also means so.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
Translate into German: We are on schedule with preparation so far.
Mit der Vorbereitung liegen wir bisher im Zeitplan.
Put the words in order: dafür / ist / Ja / morgen / vorgesehen / Zeit
Ja, dafür ist morgen Zeit vorgesehen.
Write this sentence in German: Good; so so far refers to the current situation.
Gut, bisher bedeutet also den aktuellen Stand.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Your team lead asks about the move to a new software tool. Write a two-sentence status update with im Zeitplan liegen and bisher, plus one condition with falls.