If someone said they'd arrive between 9:00 and 9:30 - what time would you expect them?

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What time?

Any time between 9-9.30

If you didn't want them to arrive at 9 surely you'd say arrive from 9.15

Are you put out they arrived early, late or not at all?

It's a bit of an odd question TBH.

I’d expect them by half 9?

This is terribly cryptic OP.

Why don't you say you're miffed because they were vey early or very late.

I'd be aware of them coming by 9 so as to not be late myself. Then I'd probably be expecting them to be there by 9:30 but wouldn't mind if they came at 9:45 to be honest. Anything later without a reason is a little silly because they said they could possibly be coming at 9:05 but instead ended up coming at say 10:05!

Why is this in Telly Addicts?

Stranger and stranger.....

Yes exactly, OP needs to tell us why she was pissed off and why her guests were late. Too many hypotheticals otherwise.

Anytime between 9 and 9:45, but would be ready from 8:30 in case they came early…

Depends on the person. Me 9:30. DH 10.00, my mum 8.45, my sister 9:00, my BFF 8:57 a stranger - a bell curve rising at 8:55, peaking at 9:20 and ending at 9:40.

No earlier than 09:00 and definitely no later than 09:30

Most people anywhere between 9-9.30
My Grandad about 8.45
My best friend anywhere from 9-11 but with updates as to what was happening.

Have they arrived yet?

Also depends on where they are coming from. A small village in Normandy to Inverness via car and ferry is different from a next door neighbour. And depends what you are doing - dropping something off or you have theatre tickets or are catching a train together.

Between 9 and 9:30 …anytime between those times but no later than 9:30.

For most of my family and friends it would be on the tail end of that window. A lot of them have small children so timing often runs away with them a bit. Anything up to 9.45 wouldn't bother me, later even as long as they'd messaged. I'd hate people arriving before the start of the window - I'm autistic and it always throws me off if people are early.

People travelling further are more susceptible to traffic so might be a bit after it, but they'd generally all message and let us know.

Between 9 and 9.30. Is this a trick question?

I'd be there early. I'm always early. Then id hang about until 9 not wanting to intrude by being early.

I'd say this if I'd expect to arrive about 9.20, but traffic was variable. But would mean different things depending on who said it 😂

I’d expect them between 9 and 9.30.

Why, what time did you expect them to arrive at???

I'd expect about 9.20, if they have given a half hour window they've obviously got a lot of things to organise or know the traffic can vary a lot on the journey.

It really depends on context. How far are they travelling? What is the occasion? Is there a start time to an event?

I always make statements like that when I have no control over traffic or I am being collected or collecting someone who I cannot control etc., in which case it means what it says....I'm aiming for 9 but things outside my control may make it anytime up to 9.30. I personally would then contact you if I could, if it looked worse than I thought when I commenced the journey, and realised I would be even earlier.

Its bloody rude if you say 0900-0930 and turn up when you like. Why state a time when you cannot manage it. Is your time more important than others?

Why?
They said between 9 and 9.30, not after 9.30.

Exactly within that time frame. I would tend to be nearer to 9. I would view 9.30 as being a bit late.