fullness of time
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fullness of time
First recorded in 1550–60
Example Sentences
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“In the fullness of time, they will drive each other and be one unified entity,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
How Guehi feels about it all may come up in the fullness of time, but you can imagine it has been difficult to process.
From BBC • Sep. 2, 2025
Thus, current machines, including those that are cloud-based, will not be conscious of anything even though they will be able, in the fullness of time, to do anything that humans can do.
From Scientific American • Sep. 8, 2023
To be honest I can't say I entirely loved "Swarm," but I appreciate it enough to want to dissect and discuss it, and in the fullness of time that has more value.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2023
And you’ll recall how in the fullness of time Lester Kriegbaum became President of Indiana University and married the Dean of Women.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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