in time
491
3.5
- idiom
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con el tiempo
- But in time, I learned there's something even more powerful than pain.
- in time, become
- in time, be able
Maybe for now, but in time, no, no.
- Maybe for now, but in time, no, no.
- There'll be trouble first, but in time, that peace would come to this world.
- And, you know, and in time, I tell you I love gardening.
- It may heal it in time and it may not.
Examples
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In time, we will teach you how to fight.
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We'll be there in time.
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I hope in time you understand.
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What will happen to us in time?
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There'll be trouble first, but in time, that peace would come to this world.
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But I like to think that I would've got better at it in time.
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And in time, who knows, he might make a good sidekick.
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I'll understand in time
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The woman, understanding, glided forward and arrived in time to hear the end of the prince's tale.
Fiction book (1991) -
I hope to finish my project in time for the deadline.
Synonyms
∞
3.0
After a long time
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2.2
At a time that is not known, in the past or future
16
3.2
Happen at the right time, neither too late nor too early
13
3.4
Something happens at the right time
12
3.5
At the right time after some waiting
Antonyms
How Soon
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'eventually/after some time' follows directly from combining 'in' (locating something within a period) with 'time' (a period or moment), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer that it means 'after some time' or 'within a certain period'. This temporal preposition + noun composition is cross-linguistically common and therefore largely transparent, though fine distinctions (e.g. 'in time' vs 'on time') may require brief exposure.
Etymology
In time can be seen as a slow change, like a seed that grows into a plant after many days. That's why it means 'after some time' or 'eventually'.