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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishall in good timeall in good timeBritish English used when someone wants to do something soon but you want to wait a little ‘When can we open our presents, Mum?’ ‘All in good time, Billy.’ → good
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all in good time• "When are we going to open the presents?" "All in good time."• "When are you going to pay me?" "All in good time."• But don't fret, you shall have a puppy all in good time.
all in good timeall in good timeused to tell someone to be patient because something they are waiting for will certainly happen after a period of time, and probably quite soon ‘I’d love to see it.’ ‘All in good time.’ → time
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all in good time• But don't fret, you shall have a puppy all in good time.
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