Meanings
- idiomaticuncountableAn inevitable result; something that is bound to happen.
Dortmund continued to control proceedings, however, and it looked only a matter of time before they would break through.
2011 September 13, Sam Lyon, “Borussia Dortmund 1 - 1 Arsenal”, in BBC2 more examples
DUKAT: I blame no one but myself. I was indiscreet. I compromised myself and have been punished accordingly. If someone under my command had behaved so outrageously, I would do the same thing to him. Besides, I assure you, this is only a temporary setback. Everything I have lost, I will regain. It's only a matter of time.
1996, “Return to Grace”, in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, season 4, episode 14 (Science Fiction), →OCLCIn a matter of time it would slip from my mind / In and out of my life, you would slip from my mind / In a matter of time
2010, “Walk in the Park”, in Victoria Legrand (lyrics), Teen Dream, performed by Beach HouseSynonyms: question of time
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn inevitable result; something that is bound to happen.
Translations
Afrikaans kwessie van tyd
- kwessie van tydan inevitable result
Danish spørgsmål om tid
- spørgsmål om tidan inevitable result
Dutch kwestie van tijd
- kwestie van tijdan inevitable result
Estonian aja küsimus
- aja küsimusan inevitable result
Finnish ajan kysymys
- ajan kysymysan inevitable result
French question de temps
- question de tempsan inevitable result
German Frage der Zeit
- Frage der Zeitan inevitable result
Greek ζήτημα χρόνου, θέμα χρόνου
- ζήτημα χρόνου (zítima chrónou)an inevitable result
- θέμα χρόνου (théma chrónou)an inevitable result
Italian questione di tempo
- questione di tempoan inevitable result
Japanese 時間の問題
- 時間の問題 (jikan no mondai)an inevitable result
Polish kwestia czasu
- kwestia czasuan inevitable result
Russian вопро́с вре́мени
- вопро́с вре́мени (voprós vrémeni)an inevitable result
Spanish cuestión de tiempo
- cuestión de tiempoan inevitable result
Swedish tidsfråga
- tidsfrågaan inevitable result
Turkish an meselesi
- an meselesian inevitable result
Cite this entry
matter of time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matter%20of%20time
“matter of time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matter%20of%20time. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “matter of time,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matter%20of%20time.
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