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Idiom

have time on one's side

Meaning

To not be rushed; to have plenty of time to do something.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“We have time on our side to finish this project.”

“Since the deadline is next month, we have time on our side to plan the event carefully.”

“Because they began their research early, the scientists had time on their side to verify every result before the final publication.”

Examples

simple

“We have time on our side to finish this project.”

contextual

“Since the deadline is next month, we have time on our side to plan the event carefully.”

complex

“Because they began their research early, the scientists had time on their side to verify every result before the final publication.”

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