Tom'un yerinde olmak istemem.
- I wouldn't like to be in Tom's shoes.
O, öğle yemeğinde zamanında olmak için babasına söz verdi.
- She promised her father to be in time for lunch.
See here what it says in Wiktionary. So, you were in the wrong about the meaning of that word.
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