"time enough" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} time enough (not comparable)
  1. (archaic) Sufficiently soon; in time. Tags: archaic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-time_enough-en-adv-ekjDMamK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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