dans les temps

\dɑ̃ le tɑ̃\

/\dɑ̃ le tɑ̃\/ adv

The verdict

“dans les temps” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dans le respect des délais prévus, anticipés.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dans-les-temps · dans les temps · French

dans les temps · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for dans les temps
PropertyValue
Headworddans les temps
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\dɑ̃ le tɑ̃\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « dans les temps » en français

dans les tempsreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dans les temps is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \dɑ̃ le tɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dans le respect des délais prévus, anticipés.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for dans les temps in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is dans les temps, spelled D-A-N-S- -L-E-S- -T-E-M-P-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dans le respect des délais prévus, anticipés.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how dans les temps appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Être dans les temps n’est pas une obsession mais quand on travaille sur rendez-vous, c’est plus respectueux vis-à-vis des patients.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dans les temps"?
"dans les temps" is spelled D-A-N-S- -L-E-S- -T-E-M-P-S. The IPA pronunciation is \dɑ̃ le tɑ̃\.
What does "dans les temps" mean?
As an adverb, "dans les temps" means: Dans le respect des délais prévus, anticipés.
How do you pronounce "dans les temps"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dans les temps" is \dɑ̃ le tɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dans les temps" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list