Another example could be that a check you need may be late, and try as you may, you may not be able to shake it free.
又比如说，你等待的某张支票迟到了，在竭尽所能之后你仍然不能如期取得它。The Wall Street Journal said the Apple chief executive would be returning to his job on schedule, but may initially work part-time.
《华尔街日报》称，这位苹果公司的首席执行官将如期返回公司，但最初可能还无法全职工作。But, in a recent poll, a majority of New Yorkers said they did not believe the project would be completed on time.
但是最近的一项投票调查显示，大多数纽约人都表示他们不认为这个建设项目会如期完工。The meeting duly took place, but Mr Aso was gone within a few months, leaving many Washington insiders wondering what it had all been for.
二人如期会面，但几个月后麻生太郎就下台了，让华盛顿许多圈内人士纳闷这一切有什么意义。If they do, the cost of capital will go down and bring down the cost of electricity from nuclear plants, he said.
他说，如果工程能如期交付，并且不超出预算，建造成本将下降，核电厂的发电成本也会降低。The match against the Andriy Shevchenko-led opposition went well, even if a debut goal proved just a little too much to ask.
对抗舍瓦领衔对手的比赛进行的非常好，即使期待中的首球没有如期而至。Current assets are less than current liabilities, which means the company may not be able to pay its debt on time.
流动资产少于流动负债，显示公司可能无法如期偿还债务。There was hope that this year the rains would not fail, and that somehow they would come through.
人们希望今年的雨会如期而至，他们就能顺利渡过困难。From today, had no agreement been reached, the US government would have had to stop meeting some of its obligations.
若未能如期达成协议，从今天起，美国政府将不得不停止偿还部分债务。