Could you please help me understand the grammar of this sentence, thank you!
"You can use this phrase when you have a lot of work to do, and not that much time to do it in."
Hi all, I understand the meaning of this sentence. But I am confused about the structure of the latter part of this sentence. Especially, why there is a preposition 'in' at the end of the sentence?
Looking forward to your guidance!

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The sentence is unnecessarily long.
The following would be neater, contrasting the work that is needed to the time that is available.

"You can use this phrase when you have a lot of work to do, but not much time (available)."

Hope this helps

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