used for saying that you will know in the future whether something is true or right
Time will tell whether he made the right choice.
Thesaurus: ways of telling or asking someone to waitsynonym
Main entry: time
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(only) time will tell
the truth or correctness of something will (only) be established at some time in the future
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(only) time will tell
— used to say that the results of a situation will be known only after a certain amount of time has passed
“Will he be OK?” “I don't know. Only time will tell.”
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Main Entry: ↑time
Useful english dictionary. 2012.