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fullness of time

Syllables: full·ness of time/ˈfʊlnəs əv ˈtaɪm/

fullness of time noun: the time which is appropriate for something; a time that is not too soon.

Noun

fullness of time (uncountable)

  1. The time which is appropriate for something; a time that is not too soon.
    • But when the fulnes of the time was come, God ſent foorth his Sonne made of a woman, made vnder the Law, / To redeeme them that were vnder the Law, that we might receiue the adoption of ſonnes.[1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Galatians 4:4–5
    • In what year therefore ſoever, either from the deſtruction of the Temple, from the reedifying thereof, from the floud, or from the Creation he [Jesus Christ] appeared, certain it is, that in the fulneſſe of time he came.1650, Thomas Browne, “Concerning the Beginning of the World, …”, in Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC, 6th...

Examples of fullness of time in a sentence

  • This was the fullneſs of Time, in which all the Propheſies (concerning the Meſſias) were exactly fulfilled.1670, Thomas Price, The Mystery of Mysteries Revealed in the Fullnesse of Time. […], London: Printed by T. R. and T. D. for William Saywell...
  • And in this exalted State he [Jesus Christ] ſhall appear again upon the Earth, and ſhew himſelf in the fullneſs of Time to thoſe who are then alive, for their Conviction and Converſion; [...]1751, Robert, Lord Bishop of Clogher [i.e., Robert Clayton], “An Impartial Enquiry into the Time of the Coming of the Messiah: In a Second...
  • It's my considered opinion that in the fullness of time history will record the greatness of [Michael] Collins and it will be recorded at my expense.1966, Anne Dolan, quoting Éamon de Valera (allegedly), “‘History Will Record the Greatness of Collins’? Michael Collins and the Politics of...
  • If the entry of nous into the fetus is the moment of the latter's completion, then the appearance of the human race in history may properly be envisaged as the fullness of time.1978, Franz Brentano; Rolf George and Roderick M[ilton] Chisholm, editors and translators, Aristotle and His World View, Berkeley, Calif....

Forms of fullness of time

alternative formfulness of time

Words formed from fullness of time

Questions about fullness of time

What does fullness of time mean?
Fullness of time means the time which is appropriate for something; a time that is not too soon.
How do you use fullness of time in a sentence?
This was the fullneſs of Time, in which all the Propheſies (concerning the Meſſias) were exactly fulfilled.
What part of speech is fullness of time?
Fullness of time is a noun.
How do you pronounce fullness of time?
Fullness of time is pronounced /ˈfʊlnəs əv ˈtaɪm/ (UK).

Words near fullness of time in the dictionary

  1. fullmooned
  2. fullmooning
  3. fullmoons
  4. fullmouthed
  5. fullness
  6. fullness of time
  7. fullnesses
  8. fullpowered
  9. fulls
  10. fullscale
  11. fullscreen

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