fullness of time

noun

1. the proper or destined time.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fullness of time¹

First recorded in 1550–60

Example Sentences

How Guehi feels about it all may come up in the fullness of time, but you can imagine it has been difficult to process.

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Los Angeles lies nestled within a vast basin stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the San Gabriel and Santa Monica mountain ranges on the north and northwest, some 3½ million acres of mostly undeveloped territory capable, in the fullness of time, of supporting a population of more than 13 million.

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Some obvious, others that reveal themselves in the fullness of time.

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"I'm sure in the fullness of time we'll bring forward a proposal that's suitable," he said.

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That is the risk - that in the fullness of time this comes to be seen as a speech long on diagnosis but short on prescription.

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