"have time on one's side" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-have time on one's side.ogg [Australia] Forms: has time on one's side [present, singular, third-person], having time on one's side [participle, present], had time on one's side [participle, past], had time on one's side [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> time on one's side}} have time on one's side (third-person singular simple present has time on one's side, present participle having time on one's side, simple past and past participle had time on one's side)
  1. (idiomatic) To not be rushed; to have plenty of time to do something. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-have_time_on_one's_side-en-verb-4UBa6NkD
  2. (idiomatic) To be in a situation which becomes more favorable as time progresses. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-have_time_on_one's_side-en-verb-RF7vpnjO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80

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