in good time

prepositional phrase

At a suitable time that is upcoming.

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in due timein due coursewhen the time comestime is ripein due season
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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. At a suitable time that is upcoming.

    Lear: I gave you all— Reagan: And in good time you gave it.

    c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iv]

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

  2. In time; before an appointed time; with time to spare.

    A taxicab took me round in good time for my appointment.

    1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, chapter 3, in The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
    1 more example

    No visitors appeared to delay them, and they all three set off in good time for the pump-room.

    1803 (date written), [Jane Austen], Northanger Abbey; published in Northanger Abbey: And Persuasion. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: John Murray, […], 20 December 1817 (indicated as 1818), →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositional phraseAt a suitable time that is upcoming.

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in due timein due coursewhen the time comestime is ripe

More synonyms by meaning

adverbat the appropriate time

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in due coursein due seasonin due timewhen the time comes
Also see
in due coursein due timein timewhen the time comes

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Czech s předstihem
  • s předstihembefore appointed time
Esperanto je konvena tempo
  • je konvena tempoat a suitable time
Finnish sopivasti, hyvissä ajoin
  • sopivastiat a suitable time
  • hyvissä ajoinbefore appointed time
French en temps utile
  • en temps utileat a suitable time
German vor der Zeit, vorzeitig
  • vor der Zeitbefore appointed time
  • vorzeitigbefore appointed time
  • früher als gedachtbefore appointed time
  • früher als geplantbefore appointed time
Romanian la timp
  • la timpbefore appointed time
Russian своевре́менно
  • своевре́менно (svojevrémenno)at a suitable time
Scottish Gaelic tràthail
  • tràthailbefore appointed time
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Chicago

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