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[jasonlulu_2000]

We can�t arrive before Friday at best.

Could you explain the above sentence in another simpler way? Does it mean Friday is the earliest time for arrival?

[CP]

Yes, that's the meaning. "At best" is used to mean at the most, the earliest, the tallest -- all depending on the context.

At best, he is five feet tall.

That gas-guzzler get 10 miles per gallon at best.
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