in good time

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in good time

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  1. At a suitable time that is upcoming. Lear: I gave you all— Reagan: And in good time you gave it.

    Similar: in due time, in due course, when the time comes, time is ripe

  2. In time; before an appointed time; with time to spare. No visitors appeared to delay them, and they all three set off in good time for the pump-room.

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prep_phrase at a suitable time

Françaisen temps utile
Русскийсвоевре́менно svojevrémenno

prep_phrase before appointed time

Deutschvor der Zeit, vorzeitig, früher als gedacht, früher als geplant
Românăla timp

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@misc{in_good_time_2026,
  title = {in good time},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20good%20time},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}