in good time

English

Prepositional phrase

in good time

1. At a suitable time.
   • 1606, William Shakespeare, King Lear, act 2, scene 4,

     Lear: I gave you all—

     Reagan: And in good time you gave it.

2. Before an appointed time; with time to spare.
   • 1818, Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey, chapter 10,

     No visitors appeared to delay them, and they all three set off in good time for the pump-room.

   • 1912, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World, chapter 3,

     A taxicab took me round in good time for my appointment.

Derived terms

• all in good time

Translations

at a suitable time

• Finnish: sopivasti (fi)
• French: en temps utile
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• Russian: своевре́менно (ru) (svojevrémenno)

before appointed time

• Finnish: hyvissä ajoin
• Romanian: la timp
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• Scottish Gaelic: tràthail