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in due season

in due season

1 4.4
It happens at the right time
  • idiom
  • Literature
translation icon : a su debido tiempo
  • And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap if we do not give up.

Examples

  • 45: Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?

    Blog text (26)

  • They have something called competitive stamina for in due time and in due season, the African wild dog does not chase the gazelle.

  • And let us not be weary in well-doing, for in due season -

    My Own Private Idaho (1991)

  • Preacher for in due season you shall reap a reward bro.

  • When Thou givest them their bread in due season Thy openest Thine hand...

    We're No Angels (1989)

  • Farmers know they will harvest their crops in due season when the time is right.

  • If we stay persistent, we will enjoy the fruits of our labor in due season.

  • In due season, the flowers will bloom and bring beauty to the garden.

Synonyms

when the time comes
vsin due season
83 2.9

At the right moment to do something

is used for general appropriate timing rather than for a particular event
in good time
vsin due season
16 3.2

Happen at the right time, neither too late nor too early

focuses on the correct moment rather than on being early or late
in due time
vsin due season
  • Formal
13 3.4

Something happens at the right time

is the same idea but appears as a different phrase form
in due course
vsin due season
  • Formal
12 3.5

At the right time after some waiting

means the right moment instead of a delayed eventual outcome
seasonably
vsin due season
6.4

At the right time to be useful

emphasizes suitable timing but not specifically fitting a particular occasion

Antonyms

prematurely
53 4.1

Happening before the right time

ill-timed
3 5.5

Happening at a bad time that causes problems

How Soon

immediately
∞ 1.0
in due season
  • Literature
1 4.4
later
1.0
eventually
∞ 3.0

Surface Forms

in due season positive

Morphology

in + due + season

The phrase 'in due season' is directly compositional: 'due' (appropriate/expected) modifies 'season' (a time period), so the whole phrase means 'at the appropriate time' and this is readily inferable from the parts. The pattern is common cross-linguistically (cf. 'in due time', Spanish 'en su debido tiempo'), so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would understand the meaning.

Etymology

The phrase in due season may come from farming: farmers waited for the right season when crops were due to be picked. So, it now means 'when the time is right'.