No. 89 in Hebrew
בזמן
"On time" or "during."
In a sentence
הגעתי בזמן לפגישה ואפילו הספקתי לשתות קפה.
I arrived on time to the meeting and even had time to drink coffee.
"בזמן" in this sentence means "on time" and is used to describe punctuality.
בזמן החופשה אני אוהב לטייל ולקרוא ספרים.
During the vacation, I like to travel and read books.
"בזמן" here is used to mean "during" and acts as a preposition indicating a time period in which something happens.
בזמן שאתם מתעכבים, אנחנו כבר מתחילים לארגן את הכל.
While you are being delayed, we are already starting to organize everything.
In this context, "בזמן" translates to "while" and indicates simultaneity of actions.
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