"in good time" meaning in All languages combined

See in good time on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in good time, {{en-PP}} in good time
  1. At a suitable time. Synonyms: in due time, in due course, when the time comes, time is ripe Translations (at a suitable time): je konvena tempo (Esperanto), sopivasti (Finnish), en temps utile (French), en bonora (Ladino), своевре́менно (svojevrémenno) (Russian)
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  2. In time; before an appointed time; with time to spare. Translations (before appointed time): s předstihem (Czech), hyvissä ajoin (Finnish), vor der Zeit (German), vorzeitig (German), früher als gedacht (German), früher als geplant (German), la timp (Romanian), tràthail (Scottish Gaelic)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: all in good time Related terms: in good season
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