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have time on one's side

have time on one's side verb: to not be rushed; to have plenty of time to do something.

Verb

have time on one's side (third-person singular simple present has time on one's side, present participle having time on one's side, simple past and past participle had time on one's side)

  1. (idiomatic) To not be rushed; to have plenty of time to do something.
  2. (idiomatic) To be in a situation which becomes more favorable as time progresses.

Forms of have time on one's side

third-person singular presenthas time on one's side
present participlehaving time on one's side
past participlehad time on one's side
pasthad time on one's side

Questions about have time on one's side

What does have time on one's side mean?
Have time on one's side means to not be rushed; to have plenty of time to do something.
What part of speech is have time on one's side?
Have time on one's side is a verb.
What is the past tense of have time on one's side?
The past tense of have time on one's side is had time on one's side.

Words near have time on one's side in the dictionary

  1. have the world by the testicles
  2. have the world on a string
  3. have tickets on oneself
  4. have time
  5. have time on one's hands
  6. have time on one's side
  7. have to
  8. have to say for oneself
  9. have truck and trade with
  10. have truck with
  11. have two strings to one's bow

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