Phrase guide

in due time

prep_phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ɪn djuː taɪm/
  • UK: /ɪn dʒuː taɪm/
  • US: /ɪn du taɪm/

1

prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Eventually; when ready; at an opportune moment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: all in good time, in good time, in due course, when the time comes, time is ripe

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

at the appropriate time

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • we'll get to this question in due course

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: in due course, in due season, in good time, when the time comes

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: যথাসময়ে (jothaśomoẏe) — eventually
  • Bengali: যথাকালে (jothakale) — eventually
  • Bulgarian: навреме (navreme) — eventually
  • Dutch: te zijner tijd — eventually
  • Esperanto: je konvena tempo — eventually
  • Estonian: omal ajal — eventually
  • Estonian: õigel ajal — eventually
  • Finnish: ajallaan — eventually
  • French: en temps utile — eventually
  • French: en temps voulu — eventually
  • German: zur rechten Zeit — eventually
  • German: zu gegebener Zeit — eventually
  • Hungarian: a kellő/megfelelő időben — eventually
  • Hungarian: ha eljön az ideje — eventually
  • Hungarian: a maga idejében — eventually
  • Italian: a tempo debito — eventually
  • Italian: a suo tempo — eventually
  • Norwegian: når tiden er moden — eventually
  • Polish: w swoim czasie — eventually
  • Portuguese: no devido tempo — eventually
  • Romanian: la termenul stabilit — eventually
  • Spanish: a su debido tiempo — eventually
  • Spanish: en su debido momento — eventually
  • Swedish: när tiden är inne — eventually
  • Swedish: i sinom tid — eventually
  • Ukrainian: у свій час (u svij čas) — eventually