in good time

in good time
in due course & in due time & in good time & in the course of time & in time
in a normal or expected amount of time. •

The roses will bloom in due course.

The vice president will become president in due course.

I'll retire in due time.

Just wait, my dear. All in good time.

It'll all work out in the course of time.

In time, things will improve.

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or[in good season] {adv. phr.} 1. A little early; sooner than necessary. * /The school bus arrived in good time./ * /The students finished their school work in good time./ * /We reached the station in good season to catch the 9:15 bus for New York./ 2. or[in due course] or[in due season] or[in due time] In the usual amount of time; at the right time; in the end. * /Spring and summer will arrive in due course./ * /Sally finished her spelling in due course./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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